Daniel Jones is going to spend Thanksgiving in the early stages of recovery from knee surgery.
The Giants quarterback, who suffered a torn ACL during a loss to the Raiders on Nov. 6, will undergo surgery Wednesday in New York, he revealed on FanDuel’s “Up & Adams” program.
“It’s the best time for it,” Jones said Tuesday. “I’ve got a lot of football to watch while I’m laid up. Looking forward to that.”
Jones’ focus during the prehab phase was to “get the swelling out” and “get the range of motion back” in his knee.
“It’s about an eight- to nine- to 10-month recovery period,” Jones said. “We’ll attack that, work on that day by day and try to get back as fast as I can.”
Jones, 26, finished the first season of his four-year, $160 million extension with a 1-5 record, two touchdown passes and six interceptions.
He has remained around the team as a resource for rookie Tommy DeVito, who threw three touchdown passes in last week’s win against the Commanders.
The win bumped the Giants from No. 2 to No. 5 in the projected draft order for 2024.
Because of Jones’ injury history, including two neck injuries, the Giants could consider drafting a new franchise quarterback, which has led to speculation about Jones’ future.
“I’m more focused day-to-day on what I’m doing here, trying to get healthy,” Jones said. “It has been getting ready for this surgery and then it will be recovering from this surgery going forward. How that all works out is down the road a ways, and I don’t have a ton of control over it. Just focus on what I can do to get back.”
Daniel Jones’ season ended in Las Vegas. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostFormer Giants quarterback Eli Manning recently expressed support for Jones to remain the Giants’ franchise quarterback on The Post’s “Marchand & Ourand Podcast” by pointing to all the other issues with the offense that contributed to this lost season.
Jones isn’t looking to make excuses, however.
Daniel Jones faces an important offseason for both him and the franchise. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post“Every team deals with injuries and situations that aren’t perfect, and the job is to overcome those and win anyway, play well anyway,” Jones said. “I didn’t play well enough, didn’t do enough to put us in position to win games. I know that I’ve got to play better.”
The Giants signed LB Benton Whitley to their active roster off of the Vikings practice squad.
RB Deon Jackson and OT Joshua Miles were added to the practice squad after clearing waivers following their releases Monday. RB Hassan Hall was cut from the practice squad.
