NY Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has already impressed his teammates as he enters his third NFL season
NY Giants’ linebacker, Cam Brown, has been around players who have oozed competitive greatness his entire football career.
At Penn State, Brown watched players like Trace McSorely and Micah Parsons rally their units and light fires up under the Nittany Lions. Luckily for Brown, the will to win from his team leaders has only gotten stronger at the next level.
On this week’s episode of FanSided’s The Matt Lombardo Show podcast, the second-year player dropped some intel on his quarterback, Daniel Jones.
“I fell in love with Daniel after the first week I hung out with him going through training camp last summer,” Brown said. “He’s just a different type of competitor.
“He’s ambitious. It’s almost sneaky-competitor, he’s a guy who’s very laid back, you’re going to sleep on him, but he’s going to outrun you, he’s going to out-bench you, do whatever he needs to do to get better, but he’s going to do it in a silent manner to take care of business. I’m a big fan of Daniel Jones, and I’m happy he’s our quarterback.”
The importance of Daniel Jones’ competitiveness to NY Giants’ future
Brown’s quotes echo what teammates past and present have continued to say about Jones – his will to be great is undying. After hearing glowing review after review, the pictures becoming clearer than ever – it’s easy to see why NY Giants general manager Dave Gettleman fell in ‘full bloom love’ with Jones.
Jones’ competitiveness won’t lock him in as the Giants‘ quarterback of the future – but it has helped Jones become the leader that the team needs him to be. If the former first round pick can excel in the ways the front office expects, the sky’s the limit for Jones’ Giants.
A quiet, calculated, cerebral competitor – it makes a lot of sense, considered Jones paid tribute to one of the greatest in sports history when he selected his number prior to his rookie season. When asked about why he decided to don the number eight, his response told us all we needed to know.
“Old Kobe, I guess,” said Jones.