New York Giants starting quarterback Daniel Jones was back under center Saturday for the first time since last November when a torn ACL ended his 2023 season. So how did the former No. 6 overall pick look in his return?
Not great.
Jones, who signed a four-year, $160 million contract last March, threw two interceptions, including one of the worst pick-sixes you'll ever see. Jones tried to escape some pressure in the end zone before airing a brutal pass that was intercepted by Houston's Jalen Pitre, who strolled into the end zone for the touchdown.
Check this out:
Jalen Pitre with the pick-6 ‼️
— NFL (@NFL) August 17, 2024
📱: Stream #NYGvsHOU on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/oYafzSWyjG
This angle shows just how bad that really was:
the $160,000,000 man is back pic.twitter.com/OGerlidpuL
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 17, 2024
Fans crushed Jones and the Giants:
Since 2019, Daniel Jones has committed 64 turnovers in 60 games. He’s lost 24 fumbles, thrown 40 INT’s, and has been sacked 179 times.
— Will Clayton (@WillCIayton) August 17, 2024
Joe Schoen is an absolute dumbass for giving this guy $160,000,000 while having 3 seasons worth of tape on him. https://t.co/iTQbzsMWoh
I knew he was bad but watching him and then watching CJ Stroud be surgical is quite the juxtaposition. https://t.co/EzThBaBdHr
— Jimmer Malcolm (@JimmerMalcolm) August 17, 2024
How can someone be that horrible https://t.co/DKj91lMSxh
— * (@6Blackhawks) August 17, 2024
Giants front office so ashamed to admit they were wrong about drafting him then paying him.. its sickening https://t.co/Dtjw2LKYwN
— The 10pc. Killa (@MeezyBlvd) August 17, 2024
Starting nfl qb 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/X6QWQHtlvm
— J.C. (@cantguardjoe8) August 18, 2024
Still don’t see what the Danny jones believers see man
— CowboysFrontOfficeAsst✪ (@deville_cameron) August 18, 2024
Daniel Jones PR team has been going on a historical run https://t.co/Bg7B3tvUqC
He’s making the same play over & over & over & it always ends poorly lmfao https://t.co/iTVAqEamKd
— Lamb🐑 (@nickdais10) August 17, 2024
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Daniel Jones Crushed by Fans After Throwing Laughably Bad Pick-Six vs. Texans.
