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Tom Brady doesn’t appear to approve of how Daniel Jones handled his final days with the Giants.

Brady was critical of Jones on the Fox broadcast during the Giants-Cowboys Thanksgiving clash, won 27-20 by Dallas.

“I don’t know how that whole situation went down but to think that you’d ask for a release from a team that committed a lot to you is maybe different from how I would’ve handled that,” Brady said.

“I always felt I wanted to get the trust and respect of my teammates regardless of the situation, knowing that I was trying to be the best I could for the team because that was the most important thing.”

The Giants benched Jones last week ahead of the team’s 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers.

They subsequently opted to start third-stringer Tommy DeVito, bypassing backup Drew Lock.

And they signed Tim Boyle to their practice squad as well, in turn relegating Jones from starter all the way down to fourth-string.


  Daniel Jones was released by the Giants after five-plus seasons. AP Daniel Jones was released by the Giants after five-plus seasons. AP

  Tom Brady didn’t hold back when discussing Daniel Jones on the Fox broadcast during the Giants-Cowboys game on Nov. 28, 2024. Getty Images Tom Brady didn’t hold back when discussing Daniel Jones on the Fox broadcast during the Giants-Cowboys game on Nov. 28, 2024. Getty Images

Jones notably possessed an injury clause in his contract with the Giants, which would have guaranteed him $23 million for next year if he got injured and couldn’t pass a physical during the offseason.

So once the Giants decided to bench Jones, it was expected he’d be demoted to third- or fourth-string to prevent any possible injury.


  Daniel Jones speaks to the media on Nov. 21, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Daniel Jones speaks to the media on Nov. 21, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

One day later, Jones asked for and was granted his release to end his tumultuous five-plus-year tenure.

“There’s just some different things that happen in the NFL,” Brady said.

“Everyone makes individual choices. I think we’re all, at points in our career, faced with different challenges. I faced them in college — some things didn’t go the way I wanted, but the people that mattered the most to me were the guys in the locker room.

“I showed up every day — I didn’t care if they asked me to be the scout team safety, scout team quarterback, I was gonna do whatever I could to help the team win.”

Jones signed with the Vikings on Wednesday.

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