The Giants and quarterback Daniel Jones reached an agreement on a four-year, $160 million contract extension last week ahead of the start of free agency, but it was not without some heavy negotiating on both sides.
Sources told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer that Jones’s agents worked with A.J. Stevens, a former cap expert for the Buccaneers, to help get their client an average annual value that they believed suited his skillset.
Ultimately, Stevens and Jones’s representatives sent a $47 million per year proposal to the Giants on Feb. 21, which would have paid Jones more per year than Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes.
