Giants quarterback Daniel Jones talks to quarterback Eli Manning on the sideline during the second half of a preseason game against the Bears at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 16. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
The Eli Manning Era ended with a brief conversation with his coach and then a tweet.
“Daniel Jones has been named starting QB,” the Giants wrote on their official Twitter account, accompanied by a story announcing the change.
It is a day that arrived far sooner than anyone had expected, starting with the Giants themselves. General manager Dave Gettleman had spoken of the “Kansas City model” in hopes that Manning could shepherd the Giants through the 2019 season and hand off to Jones next year, like the Chiefs did in 2017-18 with Alex Smith and Patrick Mahomes.