The New York Giants did not promise Drew Lock a starting quarterback job to compete with Daniel Jones, as clarified by sources familiar with the negotiation process. Lock and Jones were roommates at the Senior Bowl in 2019. Lock had visited the Giants in 2019 and considered the possibility of joining the team.
🏈 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 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.
Lock and Daniel Jones were roomies at the Senior Bowl.
Drew Lock and Daniel Jones were roommates at Senior Bowl 2019
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