Giants 2022 UFA Primer: FB Eli Penny
Feature (Series) - July 11, 2022
Before last season, the New York Giants were uncertain about starting quarterback Daniel Jones and his apparent lack of progression in the fundamentals of the position. For that reason, as harsh as it may sound, they always had a backup plan if Jones flopped in 2022. That backup plan was quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
After playing with five other NFL franchises, including making two postseason appearances, Taylor signed with the Giants on a two-year contract worth $11 million in March 2022 to serve as the potential bridge gunslinger in the event Jones couldn’t prove himself that year.
While the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 draft was able to put forth the best outing of his career to ultimately land a massive new deal, Taylor did make two appearances in the regular season, the first being in Week 4 against Chicago, when he came in relief of Jones for a couple, plays and then in a Week 14 in a blowout loss to Philadelphia.
*** A segment in our 2023-24 Giants roster preview, featuring backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and what he brings as the No. 2 arm for the Giants quarterbacks room if he stays around for the 2023-24 season.