New York Giants rookie quarterback Daniel Jones shed his walking boot and was seen jogging on the practice field Wednesday morning.
Jones is working his way past a reported high-ankle sprain that forced him to sit out the Giants’ 23-17 overtime setback to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. The loss was the franchise high-tying ninth in a row for New York (2-11), which hosts the Miami Dolphins (3-10) on Sunday (1 p.m. ET) in East Rutherford, N.J.
On Tuesday, coach Pat Shurmur dismissed reports that the 22-year-old Jones could miss two to four weeks with the injury he sustained in the Giants’ 31-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Dec. 1.
Jones, who was selected with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, won his first two games as a starter and has thrown for 2,374 yards with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning started off fast against the Eagles, completing 11 of 19 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. The 38-year-old went 4 of 11 for 24 yards in the second half.
