Report: Giants' Jones was asked to work out as TE at combine

At least one team wanted Daniel Jones to work out at the NFL combine as a tight end, believing he wouldn't be good enough to start at quarterback, sources told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.

The New York Giants selected the 6-foot-5, 221-pound Jones sixth overall, making him Eli Manning's potential successor. The pick was met with widespread criticism.

Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said after the draft he knew "for a fact" Jones would have been selected before New York picked again at No. 17. However, there are reports refuting that notion.

The Arizona Cardinals and Washington Redskins were the only other teams to draft a quarterback in the first round. The Cardinals took Kyler Murray first overall, while the Redskins scooped up Dwayne Haskins at No. 15. Redskins president Bruce Allen said Gettleman would have had "no clue" what Washington's draft board looked like.

Jones passed for 2,674 yards with 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions during his final season at Duke while completing 60.5 percent of his throws.

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