Daniel Jones had ‘no real setbacks’ in ACL recovery with his Giants restart nearing

Daniel Jones is almost at the finish line for restarting his career.

Jones said during an appearance on “Simms Complete” on the Bleav Podcast Network that he has had a “pretty smooth process” with “no real setbacks” returning from a torn ACL.

The Post previewed the episode, which will be released Tuesday morning — eight days before the first practice of training camp.

“At this point,” Jones told father-son co-hosts Phil and Matt Simms, “I’m doing pretty much everything — running, cutting, everything I need to do.”

Jones’ $47.8 million salary-cap hit in 2024 is the fifth-largest in the NFL this season, according to spotrac.com.

Once he is medically cleared for contact and can rejoin 11-on-11 drills, Jones essentially will be playing to stake his claim to the job beyond 2024 and avoid becoming a cap casualty with two years remaining on his four-year, $160 million contract.

“I expect a lot of myself, I expect a lot of the team,” Jones said, “and what’s going on outside that is not necessarily something that is going to drive me.”

The conversation between the three quarterbacks took a funny turn when Phil Simms suggested that the mild-mannered Jones yell back at red-faced head coach Brian Daboll the next time that he is getting chewed out on the sideline.

Simms and his Giants head coach, Bill Parcells, infamously used to butt heads.

“That’s what you used to do?” Jones asked. “Maybe I’ll try that out. If it doesn’t go well, I’ll tell Dabes it was your idea. … I’ve been coached hard my whole career, and I certainly don’t mind it.”

Rookie first-round receiver Malik Nabers’ playmaking should spare Jones some wrath.

“He’s been fun to watch,” Jones said. “He had a good spring. You can see the physical tools that he has — his explosiveness but also his strength and how well he catches the ball.”

Crazy as it sounds, Jones was given a standing ovation just three home starts ago, when the Giants clinched their 2022 playoff berth.

A lot went wrong last season even before tearing his ACL on Nov. 5.

“We hadn’t played well, and I hadn’t played well,” Jones said, “so it was tough to have to leave it like that.”