to see whether the Giants could move from pick No. 6 to No. 3, general manager Joe Schoen told co-owner John Mara that he wasn’t willing to empty the coffers to replace Daniel Jones, as seen Tuesday on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.”
So ends the baseless conspiracy theory that Mara would’ve blocked a quarterback pick to protect his $160 million investment in Jones. Assistant head coach Mike Kafka echoed the sentiment about trading up for Drake Maye, who was shown on his visit to East Rutherford barking out a cadence in a meeting with coaches.
“’It doesn’t mean we don’t have confidence in you, Daniel,’ ” Schoen told Chris Mara. “You’ve missed 17 games … for whatever reason — the neck and then the ACL — since 2021.” “We are going to stay at No. 6 if Marvin or Malik is there,” Schoen told John Mara, co-owner Steve Tisch and Daboll one hour before the draft began. “Turn the card in and have a No. 1 receiver.”