Last week, the New York Giants waived quarterback Daniel Jones after the former No. 6 overall pick requested his release following his benching in favor of Tommy DeVito. Jones -- who was benched in large part so the Giants could avoid paying out the injury guarantees in his contract next offseason -- cleared waivers on Monday and,

Daniel Jones requested his release after the New York Giants asked him to "stay home" following his benching ahead of Week 11, according to NBC Sports'

The New York Giants did anything they could to avoid the $23 million injury guarantee that former starting quarterback Daniel Jones had in his contract,