Retired ex-Giant hypes Daniel Jones: ‘He gets a bad rep’

Last month, Darren Waller announced that he was retiring from football, which means Daniel Jones won’t be able to target him as he looks to bounce back this season.

But Waller believes that the quarterback — who is entering his sixth year — will be able to return to his 2022 form that earned him an expensive contract extension last offseason.

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“I’m just excited for him to get another opportunity,” Waller said on SiriusXM NFL Radio, via NFL.com. “I feel like he gets a bad rep. [In] 2022, man, [he] played such good football. Last year was his first opportunity to get out there and play on the new bag that he got. It was tough for us as an offense to protect him, and you can’t put any quarterback back there and not have any protection and expect them to really, truly thrive in the pocket.

“[I’m] hoping that they can get those things shored up and allow him to have an opportunity to show that he is a talented dude. He’s very athletic, like get his opportunity to play the football that he was playing in 2022. I feel like that’s definitely still in him.”

Jones made just six starts last year after being limited with neck injury and later a season-ending ACL tear. He’s now in the final year of guaranteed money from the four-year, $160 million contract he signed last offseason after leading the Giants to a playoff win over the Vikings.