The two teams Giants feared would take Daniel Jones in NFL draft

Dave Gettleman is convinced he has company in his firm belief in Daniel Jones.

The Giants general manager, who has been ridiculed for using the No. 6 overall pick on the Duke quarterback, said Saturday, upon the draft’s conclusion, that he knows “for a fact” two teams would not have allowed Jones to fall to the Giants’ No. 17 overall pick.

Those two teams, according to SNY: the Redskins and Broncos.

Both clearly were in the market for a quarterback, though Washington owner Daniel Snyder reportedly was infatuated with Dwayne Haskins, whom the Redskins picked at 15. Denver waited until the second round to make Drew Lock its potential quarterback of the future.

“I know for a fact there were two teams that would’ve taken him before 17,” said Gettleman, who passed on Josh Allen for Jones, as the Giants continue to lack quality pass-rushers. “I know that for a fact. … It wasn’t easy for me to pass up Josh Allen. For me, my background, that was very, very difficult. But I think that much of Daniel Jones.”

With that No. 17 pick, the Giants chose Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.

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