Earlier this month, New York Giants legend and NFL analyst Tiki Barber strongly suggested
that starting quarterback Daniel Jones shouldn't risk his health playing in preseason contests after the torn ACL he suffered last year.
Jones and the Giants differ in opinion from Barber's take, with the 27-year-old making his in-game return to action in Saturday's exhibition matchup at the Houston Texans.
Admittedly, Jones wants to shake some rust off heading into New York's regular-season opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 8.
Veteran signal-caller Kirk Cousins left the club as a free agent to sign with the Atlanta Falcons.
Questions abound about whether attempts to rebuild New York's woeful offensive line will be successful, as ESPN's Jordan Raanan detailed in a piece published Friday.
That unit could probably use more practice reps before it's tasked with protecting any quarterback, but it will be put into work at Houston's NRG Stadium instead.
It became public last week that Big Blue general manager Joe Schoen examined drafting Jones' eventual replacement this past April and that the team can get out of the QB's contract early next year.