ESPN's Elle Duncan ran a segment on “SportsCenter” Thursday that irritated some in the New York Giants organization and fans.
Duncan did a segment called “Taking the El” in which he poked fun at Daniel Jones, who read a statement to essentially start his farewell press conference.
“Normally, we reserve 'Taking the El' for Fridays, but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones did something so inexplicable that we made an exception. After being benched this week, Jones “It's like seven games left in the season,” Duncan said mockingly as he went up to the stage to say goodbye to the team and the fans.
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Host Elle Duncan speaks at the 2024 ESPNW New York Summit held at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 2024. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
“I'm sorry, but please write this down. Didn't you go to Duke?'' Duncan said incredulously.
“Do you think he kept this in his notes after 2020? Honestly, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. Re-written: “For one win in the playoffs “It's a shame that he paid $108 million for the team,'' and is looking forward to reviving his career as Brock Purdy's backup. “It's over,'' Duncan concluded.
Pat Hanlon, the Giants' senior vice president of public relations, took exception to Duncan's corner and also criticized ESPN in a Thursday night X post.
“it is #ESPN Anyone who would scoff at what Daniel Jones said today would be damned. Tone-deaf given what has happened at that company over the past few years,” Hanlon wrote.
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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, 8, passes the ball against the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, November 3, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. . (AP Photo/John Manson)
The Giants agreed to release Jones on Friday, and in a verbal bashing of the Giants on “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith said the team contacted ESPN to complain about Duncan's corner. said.
Duncan appeared on X on Saturday morning and applauded some fans who were upset by her corner.
“We had a surprising amount of snow fall during our drive yesterday, and this morning it got really rough. It seems like we can't escape these snowflakes.”
An Perfect for work,” he replied.
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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, 8, hits Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Isiah Thomas, 51, during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, October 13, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (years old) to run away. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Another X user went on to say, “Enjoy your 15 minutes of relevancy before you go back to obscurity by the Sunday you hacked.”
The Giants will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, with Tommy DeVito starting and Drew Lock the backup quarterback.
Jones could sign with the team as early as next Tuesday if he is granted waivers Monday.
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