Wide receiver always had quarterback’s back, and apparently still does
Darius Slayton and Daniel Jones both came to the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. Slayton, a wide receiver drafted in Round 5, spent their six years together in New York defending the quarterback taken No. 6 overall.
Jones is gone from the Giants, having moved on to the Minnesota Vikings last season and now to the Indianapolis Colts. Slayton, though, is still defending the quarterback.
Appearing on the ‘NFL Spotlight with Ari Meirov’ podcast, Slayton insisted that Jones was not solely to blame for the struggles the team experienced during most of their time together.
“It was definitely not an ideal situation,” he began. “At the end of the day, he knows what the business is. I know what this business is. It’s result-based. We weren’t good enough the previous few years on offense. Typically, the tip of that spear is the quarterback.”
Jones has a chance to win a starting job with the Colts.
“I think that he [Jones] will be a successful quarterback in the league.” Slayton told Meirove. “This league is largely about being in the right place at the right time.”
The full podcast, during which Slayton also talked about returning to the Giants for a seventh season, is available below.
