Daniel Jones is not the first quarterback to get hit with the argument. And he certainly will not be the last. But it falls flatter in this situation than most.
Jones should be a leader and take less money from the Giants so they have the salary cap flexibility to build a better team, the logic goes. If the quarterback does not squeeze every dollar out of the team, the team can put more talented players around him.
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It sounds good.