The Eli Manning era in New York appears to be over.
The Giants will start Daniel Jones in Week 3 against Kurt Warner Jerseys the Buccaneers, the team announced Tuesday.
Daniel Jones has been named Giants starting QB
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Eli and I spoke this morning, coach Pat Shurmursaid in a .I told him that we are making a change and going with Daniel as the starter. I also talked to Daniel. Eli was obviously disappointed, as you would expect, but Odell Beckham Jr. Jerseys he said he would be what he has always been, a good teammate, and continue to prepare to help this team win games. Daniel understands the challenge at hand, and he will be ready NFL Los Angeles Rams Jerseys to play on Sunday.
AddedShurmur:Ultimately, this is a move that I felt was best for this team at this time. Ihave said it since I got here, I am very fond of Eli. His work ethic, his preparation, his football intelligence. All those attributes are as good as I have ever seen in a player Torry Holt Jerseys . And Eli worked as hard as you could ask of anybody to get ready for this season. This move is more about Los Angeles Rams Kids Jersey Daniel moving forward than about Eli.
The move, which was hinted at by Shurmur on Monday,comes after two inconsistent starts by Manning that have left the Giants in an 0-2 hole followinglo ses to the Cowboys and Bills.
"He's been our starter to this point," Shurmur told reporters. "I'm not ready to talk about that."
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Pat Shurmurs response to being asked if hes ready to make the switch from Eli Matt Gay Jerseys Manning to Daniel Jones:
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Jones, selected out of Duke with the sixth overall pick in April, gave the Giants reason to believe in their backup with his strong performance during the preseason as hecompleted29 of his 34 pa ses Greg Gaines Jerseys for 416 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Meanwhile, Manninghas thrown for 556 yards withtwo scores and two picksin the first two games.
The Buccaneers are slated to host the Giants at 4: Tyler Hall Jerseys 05p.m. ET Sunday.
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