Drew Lock, the new quarterback for the New York Giants, clarified that he was not promised the starting job over Daniel Jones. Lock expressed his role as competing and pushing Jones while acknowledging Jones as the team's starter. Lock also mentioned he was informed about his significant role in OTAs due to Jones' ongoing recovery from ACL surgery. Lock and Jones were roommates at the Senior Bowl in 2019.
Drew Lock Clarifies What His Opportunity is with Giants https://t.co/bbuyslOZ9a
Drew Lock: Says Jones is the starter https://t.co/M76TVusstJ
The local New York coverage of the Giants quarterback situation is hilariously insane. John Schneider's quotes about Drew Lock are driving entire radio segments and spawning anonymously sourced news reports. It's so awesome.
Drew Lock puts an end to SnyderGate for now. Says Daniel Jones is the Giants' starting QB, he's the backup, and that's what was "conveyed" to him in free agency. Says he never made a Baker comp to the Seahawks. We'll check back again on all of this on April 26.
🏈 Giants sold Drew Lock on chance to compete with Daniel Jones to be their starting quarterback. This further clarifies Russell Wilson’s free agent visit with the Giants before his eventual signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, @PLeonardNYDN writes. https://t.co/MgnroiQOOg
Drew Lock: Daniel Jones is the Giants' starter, that's been conveyed to me. https://t.co/SRPtPc5yRn
Lock says he was roommates with Daniel at the Senior Bowl. Says Daniel thought he was messy.
Drew Lock remembers taking a Top 30 visit with the #NYGiants in 2019 and spending time with Pat Shurmur and Mike Shula. Thought there was a chance he'd come here.
Drew Lock: “Daniel Jones is the starter, that’s what been conveyed to me”
Drew Lock says all he has been told right now is that he can expect a lot of reps in OTAs as Daniel Jones continues his rehab and recovery from ACL surgery. #NYGiants
New #Giants QB Drew Lock told reporters that it was made known to him that Daniel Jones is the team’s starting quarterback. So there’s that. https://t.co/LNiPoW0hZB
Lock and Daniel Jones were roomies at the Senior Bowl.
Drew Lock and Daniel Jones were roommates at the Senior Bowl. https://t.co/ZSzNyYsWYI
Drew Lock and Daniel Jones were roommates at Senior Bowl 2019
Drew Lock says his role is to compete, elevate the #Giants QB room, "Daniel Jones is the starter of this team, and that's been conveyed to me."
"Daniel Jones is the starter of this team and that's been conveyed to me." - Drew Lock on video call with #NYGiants beat now. Says his job is to compete and push Jones https://t.co/Ou5h8b3QeK
Drew Lock: "Daniel Jones is the starter of this team. That has been conveyed to me." #Giants #Seahawks #NFL
Drew Lock said Daniel Jones is the starter on this team and that was expressed to him.
NY Post: Drew Lock won't compete for starting job https://t.co/Kzp7tROdIo
And there is nothing wrong if Drew Lock told John Schneider that he was coming here to win the job. You want players to compete. But to pass that off second-hand as insight into some promise the Giants made to Lock - that's not accurate. Won't stop the speculation.…
Couple things circling back on this: a promise of a path to become QB1 was not made to Drew Lock during his negotiation, according to an individual familiar with the #NYGiants process. Why Schneider relayed this, and on a radio show, is anybody's guess. I'm told what he said is… https://t.co/7hoQLNS7xl
Did the Giants really tell Drew Lock he was coming in to compete with Daniel Jones for the starting quarterback job? No, they did not. https://t.co/ORYr8KB7GG
Drew Lock: In the mix for starting job? https://t.co/H2RByY2a5g
Three Burning Questions (and Answers) About the Drew Lock Signing for Giants https://t.co/RkvljsIYcr