Giants’ Daniel Jones says ACL recovery has been a ‘pretty smooth process’ with ‘no real setbacks’

Last season was a massive disappointment for both the New York Giants and quarterback Daniel Jones. After taking a step forward in 2022, Jones didn’t just stall out; he regressed considerably. 

He dropped from 6.2 yards per attempt to just 5.7 per attempt. He went from having a league-low 1.1% interception rate to posting a career-worst 3.8% mark, as he tossed just two touchdown passes in six games, against six picks. His passer rating accordingly plummeted to 70.5, and his sack rate skyrocketed to a career-high 15.8%. Worse yet, he tore his ACL in the Giants’ Week 9 blowout loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

This offseason, the Giants made no secret about their efforts to replace him with a quarterback in the draft. Alas, that didn’t happen, and he’s likely to enter the 2024 season as their starter once again. At least, as long as the ACL recovery goes well. But according to Jones, that’s exactly what’s happening.

He said during an appearance on the “Simms Complete” podcast that they recovery has been a “pretty smooth process” with “no real setbacks,” via the NewYork Post. It sounds like he’s going to be ready to go when training camp kicks off.

“At this point, I’m doing pretty much everything — running, cutting, everything I need to do,” Jones said.

The Giants aren’t necessarily expected to be a real threat in 2024, which isn’t surprising given their relative lack of talent compared with other teams in their division like the Eagles and Cowboys. But that doesn’t change what Jones’ own expectations are for the squad.

“I expect a lot of myself, I expect a lot of the team,” Jones said. “And what’s going on outside that is not necessarily something that is going to drive me.”