Daniel Stephen Jones III is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was born on May 27, 1997. Jones attended Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina. During his high school career, he had 6,997 passing yards and 98 touchdowns.
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After redshirting his first year at Duke in 2015, Jones became the starting quarterback in his sophomore season in 2016 after quarterback Thomas Sirk suffered a season-ending injury. Jones was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.
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On July 22, 2019, Jones signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $25.664 million, including a $16.7 million signing bonus. Jones was selected to be a team captain in his second season.
It was the fourteenth consecutive season that the Giants’ starting quarterback had served as a captain, as Eli Manning had held the honour for the last thirteen years. In April 2022, the Giants declined Jones’s fifth-year option for 2023.
How old is Daniel Jones?
He is 25 years old. He was born on May 27, 1997.
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