ESPN’s Elle Duncan claps back at Giants fans irked by Daniel Jones criticism
ESPN’s Elle Duncan did a segment on Thursday during “SportsCenter” that irked some within the New York Giants organization and its fans.
Duncan did a segment, ‘Taking the Elle,’ mocking Daniel Jones for reading a statement to begin what was essentially his goodbye press conference.
“We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception. After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, seven games left in the season,” Duncan said in a mocking tone.
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Host Elle Duncan speaks during the 2024 espnW New York Summit at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge on May 9, 2024, in Brooklyn, New York. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
“I’m sorry, you have to write this down? Didn’t you go to Duke?” Duncan said incredulously.
“Do you guys think he had this saved in his notes since, like, 2020? In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid me $108 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end,” Duncan concluded.
Giants senior V.P. of communications Pat Hanlon took exception to Duncan’s segment, while also taking a shot at ESPN in a post on X on Thursday night.
“That an #ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ statement today is mind boggling. Given what has happened at that company over past few years, tone deaf,” Hanlon wrote.
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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) passes the ball against the Washington Commanders during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Munson)
The Giants agreed to release Jones on Friday, and during a rant bashing the Giants on “First Take,” Stephen A Smith said the team had reached out to ESPN to complain about Duncan’s segment.
Duncan took to X on Saturday morning to clap back at some of the fans upset about her segment.
“It started flurrying this morning after a surprising amount of snow on my drive yesterday. I guess you could say I can’t seem to escape all these snowflakes..”
One X user responded to her tweet saying, “Doubling down on being classless suits you. Not a Giants fan but if this is where ‘sports media’ has fallen then you are perfect for the job.”
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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) escapes from Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Isaiah Thomas (51) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Another X user piled on saying, “Enjoy your 15 mins of relevance before going back to obscurity by Sunday you hack.”
Tommy DeVito will start for the Giants when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, while Drew Lock will be the backup quarterback.
Jones can sign with a team as early as Tuesday next week, once he clears waivers on Monday.
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