Daniel Jones’ neck injury has caused significant weakness in his left (non-throwing) arm, leading the New York Giants to be cautious with the return of its franchise quarterback, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report.
  • DireBlue88@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What caused the injury? This is is very serious and can affect life outside football.

    • McChillbone@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      He took a blindside hit from Andrew Van Ginkle against the Dolphins. Got crunched pretty decent, but nothing crazy.

    • erishun@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Just getting demolished and taking hits of all kids including a particularly nasty looking blind side hit. There’s no offensive line and as soon as he snaps the ball, kid is running for his life

    • constantlymat@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Wouldn’t be surprised if he does exactly that after gutting it out this and next year.

      Then he retires with $110m in career earnings.

      • bjbearfight@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        He also has an injury clause in his contract that guarantees over 20m in 2025 if he retires or is cut due to injury.

      • Sleek1229@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        He has made 72mil already. Another 38mil is not worth my neck. He can do plenty with 72 to make more money without football.

        • Saw_a_4ftBeaver@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Depends on the contract.

          Alex smith came back I swear just to spite Dan Snyder. While on injured reserves they get a portion of the game check, which is more than they would get if they retire. If you are going to go through a long rehab anyway you might as well do it while getting paid. Sure you aren’t getting another contract but you might as well get as much of your contract as you can.

          • Von_Lincoln@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            I can’t find the article, but in one interview Alex Smith said one of the biggest reasons he came back was he tells his children “if you set your minds to it and work hard, you can do anything” and he saw his rehab as necessary to prove that to them.

          • Cthepo@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            You should be getting your full game check. All contracts are injury garunteed in the NFL. The only thing you’d miss would be performance incentives but those are in the minority.

        • Outside_Break@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          It’s not about the money though. Football’s all he’s known and what he loves. He won’t want to walk away. There’s a reason so many players go until they just physically can’t recover enough between games to continue.

          Then there’s the adrenaline. I used to play in front of a few people and it’s exhilarating. It’s addictive. Walking away out of choice is tough if you could still play and the adrenaline of game day is very hard to replace.

          Then there’s the institutionalisation. These players have had the safety of a crystal clear aim and structure over their adult life. It’s scary to move away from that too.

        • constantlymat@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          You can argue that, but knowing what we know about football players I think it is more likely to assume he will at least return for 2024 and the rest is TBD.

          Stafford has a spinal condition as well and is at quite the risk in case he reinjures it. He also decided not to retire before his option bonus cashed this year.

          Really nobody but Andrew Luck ever walked away from that type of guaranteed money.

          • The-Implication-0@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Didn’t Teddy Bruschi have like a stroke and was told to never play football again by doctors but he did? I honestly can’t remember exactly, it’s been a while.

          • realmckoy265@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            It’s not even just about money. Football is all these guys know. It’s been their whole life. Not easy to just walk away, even if paid.

  • kerbherbstreet@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    That’s pretty fucked. I don’t know how patient the Giants will be with the recovery because these symptoms could take months to recover from. Surgery is probably the move they are going to make

  • nooo82222@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Dude got paid too. Smart. People might disagree with it but good for this guy. How many running backs get hurt and their Career is over and they don’t get paid

  • YueAsal@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    From a purely football outlook I wonder if this would prevent other QBs from wanting to play behind that awful O Line

  • Dr_broadnoodle@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Daniel, you are 26 years old. You have millions of dollars, solid connections and an an economics degree from Duke. There is always coaching, broadcasting or using that big brain to do…pretty much anything you want. Two neck injuries this young might be a sign. Just sayin’. Think it through.