New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones disclosed on Thursday that he underwent neck surgery during the offseason for a “non-football procedure.”
Speculation grew after a photograph of Jones meeting with the media earlier this week displayed a scar below his jaw, at the base of his neck. When people began to wonder if the scar was an indication Jones underwent surgery during the offseason because of a neck strain he suffered last regular season, the quarterback addressed the questions.
“No, I didn’t. I didn’t at all,” Jones said when meeting with the media on Thursday. “I had a non-football related procedure done on my neck. I saw there was some [speculation] about it [online]. But it was completely unrelated. I feel good. Neck’s great.”
Daniel Jones said the scar on his throat is from a non-football related procedure done “early in the winter.” pic.twitter.com/CqWtMADuyi
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Jones suffered the injury in a Week 12 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and did not play the rest of the season.
The Giants declined to pick up his fifth-year option, and added veteran Tyrod Taylor this offseason. Recently, new head coach Brian Daboll indicated that Taylor will get some snaps with the first-team offense, but that such a move was part of New York’s offseason “plan.”
