According to Spotrac, the Giants will take on $47.1 million in dead money this year and $22.2 million in 2025. By releasing Jones, the Giants free up $19.4 million in cap space next year as his cap hit will drop from $41.61 million to $22.21 million.

On Thursday, during a regularly scheduled press conference, Jones read out his official goodbye to the Giants organization, thanking leaders in the organization for giving him an opportunity to play for New York in the first place. In other words, he gave the Giants more respect in an adverse situation for himself than they probably deserved.