New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals, but it seems he avoided a major injury.
Midway through the third quarter, Jones strained his hamstring on a throw. He was slow to get up and even though he tried to come back in, it was obvious he was in a lot of pain. Backup Colt McCoy finished the game in his place.
After getting an MRI on Monday morning, Jones avoided major injury and has an “outside chance” of playing against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 13, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
#Giants QB Daniel Jones underwent tests on his hamstring today and sources say he did avoid major injury. He has an outside chance at playing Sunday, though they’ll know more if he’s able to get on the field and test it in a few days. NYG will have plans with Jones & without him.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 30, 2020
At the same time, ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reported that the injury is likely to force Jones to miss some time. So this situation will be something to monitor while taking all the information with a grain of salt.
The MRI on Daniel Jones showed a hamstring strain that is likely to force him to miss some time, per source. The Giants should be able to know more later in the week when they get him moving around.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) November 30, 2020
Head coach Joe Judge is set to speak with reporters at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday so there could be another update soon.
The first-place Giants have a big game coming up against the Seahawks. If Jones can’t play, McCoy will be the one to start in his place.
