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Giants GM Dave Gettleman 'Agonized Over' Daniel Jones Pick in 2019 NFL Draft

While New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman has defended his selection of Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the No. 6 overall pick, that does not mean it was an easy decision.

"I agonized over that. I agonized. Before the draft, we discussed that thoroughly as a group—first last Friday, then again Wednesday. Obviously we had great regard for Josh Allen. But the one thing I have learned is you don't fool around with a quarterback. If he's your guy, you take him.

"If you put 32 general managers in a room and gave 'em sodium pentathol [truth serum], every single one of them would tell you a story of how they got cute in a draft and it cost them a player they wanted.