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The New York Giants will no longer have a backup quarterback problem. Unfortunately for Daniel Jones, his starting job is on watch. 

Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Giants agreed to terms with Tyrod Taylor on a two-year, $11 million deal worth up to $17 million. $8.5 million is guaranteed, which is a huge investment for a backup quarterback on a team that didn't have much to spend in free agency. 

New York will now have a competent backup quarterback with plenty of starting experience, which puts Jones' job as the starting quarterback of the Giants on the line. Jones struggled in his third year in New York, as he completed 64.3% of his passes for 2,428 yards with 10 touchdowns to seven interceptions for an 84.8 passer rating. In three seasons, Jones has completed 62.8% of his passes to 45 touchdowns and 29 interceptions (84.3 rating).

A poor offensive line hasn't helped Jones succeed in the NFL, but Jones has 36 fumbles in 38 games, and the Giants are just 12-25 in his starts. Jones has 49 turnovers since the start of the 2019 season, tied for third most in the league (only Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield have more).

Taylor started six games for Houston in 2021, completing 60.7% of his passes for 966 yards with five touchdowns to five interceptions and a 76.7 rating. The Texans went 2-4 in his starts and were set to ride with Taylor for the majority of the year before leaving a Week 2 game with the Cleveland Browns with a hamstring strain that caused him to miss six games. Taylor completed 10 of 11 passes (90.9%) for 125 yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown for a 144.3 passer rating before exiting the game. He missed six games, which gave way for Davis Mills in Houston. 

Taylor is one of five quarterbacks since 2015 to total at least 10,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards (Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson are the others). He is also just the sixth quarterback in NFL history to register at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in consecutive seasons (2015-2016). 

Taylor will certainly be competing for another starting job with 53 career starts on his resume. If anything, the Giants have upgraded the depth of the quarterback position.