Giants Joe Schoen had interesting offseason warning for Daniel Jones
John Fennelly
March 3, 2023 7:55 am ET
New York Giants general manager Joe Schoens top priority this offseason is to keep impending free agent quarterback Daniel Jones in blue for years to come.
That means signing him to a long-term contract before the franchise tag window closes next Tuesday or simply applying the $32.4 million tag on Jones and then working from there.
Schoen admitted in an interview on the NFL Networkthat time is waning and progress on a new deal is far from imminent.
Youre starting to feel the time crunch a little bit, Schoen said. I wish we were a little bit closer on a deal than what we are right now. But again, theres still time. Were gonna circle back up again (on Thursday) at some point and meet with his representatives.
Either way, Jones is in for a big payday and his contract whatever it may be is certain to take a big bite of the Giants $44 million available cap space.
A market-rate deal for Jones is also certain to hinder Schoens ability to retain other key free agents such as running back Saquon Barkley and safety Julian Love.
But thats the business side of the NFL. And its also a message Schoen left Jones with during the teams exit meetings in January.
This is his first time going through free agency, and I just told him theres a business side to this, too, that you havent been exposed to, Schoen recalled. So just understand its gonna get worse before it gets better, well find a way to bridge the gap, and it doesnt change the way we feel about you. So take out any type of personal or emotional and just understand its a business. And hopefully well find a comfortable landing spot for both parties.
Right now, the Giants and Jones are arguably in the worst spot that theyve been in.
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