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Giants quarterback Daniel Jones torn his ACL, ending his season.

Monday morning, an MRI validated the New York Giants’ concerns. Coach Brian Daboll stated that quarterback Daniel Jones will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured ACL in his right knee.

“At this point, all I know is that he has an ACL tear,” Daboll stated. “Surgery will obviously follow, but I’m not sure when that will happen.”

Andrew Thomas, a left tackle, described it as “devastating.” “One of my associates. a close buddy of mine. Such news is terrible to hear.”

Jones missed three games with a neck injury before tearing the knee ligament Sunday on a noncontact injury. It caps a disappointing campaign for the Giants quarterback, who signed a four-year, $160 million deal this offseason, and complicates his and the team’s future.

The Giants will now turn to Tommy DeVito or Matt Barkley this week against the Dallas Cowboys. Daboll wouldn’t commit to DeVito starting after he came in to replace Jones on Sunday in Las Vegas.

DeVito went 15-of-20 passing for 175 yards with a touchdown pass and two interceptions against the Raiders, one week after throwing for minus-1 yard in an overtime loss to the New York Jets. Barkley is currently on the practice squad.

“I think Tommy did a good job,” Daboll said. “But again, I’m not going to give you one thing and it’s a different thing. I have confidence in Tommy. He’s done a good job. But I’ll sit down and talk with Joe, figure out what’s next.”

Daboll also said he wasn’t sure whether backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who is on injured reserve with an injury to his ribs, would return this season. That depends on how his ribs heal.

The earliest Taylor could return is after the Giants’ bye week in early December.

Jones, 26, threw two touchdown passes and six interceptions in six games this season. He dealt with a pair of injuries, including the second neck injury in his five professional seasons. He also missed the final six games of the 2021 season with a disc injury in his neck.

The Giants’ starting quarterback still has $35.5 million fully guaranteed for next season. After that, only $23 million is guaranteed for injury.

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