Daniel Jones and Elle Duncan (Photos via Getty Images)
Last Thursday night, former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones read an emotionally charged statement that was basically perceived as his goodbye to the franchise after he was benched and demoted.
ESPN anchor Elle Duncan decided to give her two cents about it, which led to her mocking him.
She changed the entire format of her segment to mock and belittle Jones and appeared to enjoy every moment of it.
“We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception,” Duncan said. “After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, seven games left in the season.
“I’m sorry, you have to write this down? Didn’t you go to Duke?”
“Do you guys think he had this saved in his notes since, like, 2020?” she continued. “In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid me $180 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end.”
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Her words to major backlash from fans of not only the Giants but other teams as well.
Instead of apologizing for what she said about Daniel Jones, Duncan took it a step further when she took to her X account and mocked the ‘snowflakes’ crying in her mentions.
It started flurrying this morning after a surprising amount of snow on my drive yesterday. I guess you could say I can’t seem to escape all these snowflakes.. pic.twitter.com/uKVffDvwMw
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) November 23, 2024
Stephen A. Smith Puts The Giants On Blast For Calling ESPN Over Elle Duncan Mocking Daniel Jones
During Friday’s episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith ripped the New York Giants to pieces for allegedly reaching out to ESPN executives to complain about Elle Duncan mocking Daniel Jones.
“The New York Giants, respectfully, shut the hell up,” Smith said Friday. “Y’all are awful as an organization. You won a Super Bowl in 2007, you won a Super Bowl in 2011, outside of that, since 2011, that’s 13 years, the Giants have made the playoffs twice. They’ve won one playoff game.
The New York Post revealed that the Giants never called.
Jared Schwartz wrote Saturday that “nobody on the team actually” reached out to ESPN to complain about what Duncan said about Daniel Jones.
The Giants would ultimately grant the release of Jones after he asked for it on Friday.
Daniel Jones Was Strangely Listed As Quarterback Of A Bitter Rival Before It Was Quickly Deleted Off Their Website
Daniel Jones (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
Daniel Jones was released by the New York Giants this Friday after an embarrassing sequence of events, and it appears he’s set to join another NFC team.
The quarterback reportedly asked to be released by the team after being demoted to the third-string quarterback but taking reps at fourth-string before being deployed as a safety in training.
Jones curiously appeared on the Dallas Cowboys’ official website as a quarterback about an hour after he was cut.
The link has since been deleted, but it suggests he could end up in Dallas. The Cowboys are in desperate need of a quarterback following Dak Prescott’s season-ending injury and could be the perfect team for Jones to make an attempt at resurrecting his career.
Cooper Rush hasn’t exactly set the city alight, having stepped in as the starter, while America’s Team doesn’t appear to have any confidence in Trey Lance.
Daniel Jones’ Contract Makes Him An Unattractive Prospect
The Giants are believed to have benched Jones because of his $23 million injury guarantee, as they were keen on avoiding going into the hole for that amount if he got injured.
Of course, the team’s 2-8 record had plenty to do with it.
Jones, who has been the Giants’ starting quarterback for the better part of the last six seasons, threw eight touchdown passes and seven interceptions before the decision in New York.
The Giants have decided to move forward with Tommy DeVito as the starter for now. Jones, meanwhile, will be placed on waivers.
Will the Cowboys be claiming him with such a contract after making Dak Prescott the highest-paid player in the NFL?
The signs indeed point to that.
