Davis Webb left his Weehawken apartment Tuesday morning, hopped in his car and made his way through traffic to the New Jersey Turnpike.

Same routine as always. New GPS destination and exit.

Two days after he was stunningly released by the Giants and one day after he cleared waivers, Webb reported at 6:30 a.m. for a physical with the Jets and signed to the practice squad.

"There are no words," Webb told NJ Advance Media, his voice trembling just for a second to reveal his raw emotion, when asked to describe the 48-hour whirlwind. "The biggest thing is having all your teammates call you, especially Eli (Manning), how emotional he took it and how shocked he was."

Webb also heard support from Giants stars Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard, Odell Beckham, Rhett Ellison and other ex-teammates. He rattled off the training staff, weight staff, the public relations staff and janitor, Jose, among the people he will miss.

"I didn't need (to hear) a reason," Webb said. "They made a decision. I didn't agree with it. Not many people did, especially my teammates. At the same time, I've moved on. I wish them nothing but the best."

Webb was a third-round pick in 2017, drafted by then-general manager Jerry Reese and coach Ben McAdoo to be Eli Manning's eventual successor.

There was a plan to place in the final three games of last season that was scrapped when all hell broke loose after Manning's botched benching.

Reese and McAdoo were fired, and Webb was shown the door not long after during a brief in-person meeting Sunday with first-year general manager Dave Gettleman. Could things have gone different?

"I don't think like that," Webb said. "That's just not how I'm built."

The truly stunning part is Webb took reps behind Manning and ahead of Kyle Lauletta and Alex Tanney during three offseason camps, training camp and three preseason games. The Giants opted to keep Lauletta, a rookie fourth-round pick, and the 30-year-old Tanney (1 career game) instead.

"I'm a NFL quarterback," Webb said, choosing to take the high road. "I'm still here. I was wanted. Teams called."

Webb is the No. 3 quarterback on Jets, who drafted Sam Darnold with the No. 3 overall pick and have 39-year-old Josh McCown on a one-year, $10 million contract.

Nearly a dozen teams called, but the Jets are paying Webb his full salary as if on 53-man roster with a teaser he could be promoted if he earns it, according to a person with knowledge of the contract.

"I got my passcode to check into the building this morning, and I plan on getting here pretty early and leaving pretty late," Webb said. "I don't think I'm going to tweak anything. I know what works for me."

Darnold is the unquestioned quarterback of the present and the future for the Jets. When he was a camper at the Elite 11 for high school quarterbacks, Webb, then at Texas Tech, was his counselor.

"I think Davis is an awesome person, awesome player," Darnold said. "We're happy to have him in. It's different when you're coming in a week before the first game, and you've got to learn the whole system. I know it's hard. But we're going to help him out as much as possible."

For Webb, it's an opportunity to impress, possibly climb to No. 2 on the depth chart for next season. For the Jets, it's another low-risk high-reward move on the heels of signing quarterback Teddy Bridgewater as a free agent and flipping him for a third-round draft pick.

"He was somebody we looked at coming out (of college)," Jets coach Todd Bowles said. "Something that intrigued us about him was his size and his arm. I'm not surprised or not not surprised that he is available. We thought we'd take a good look at him."

As he sat behind Manning and studied the playbook and film so diligently that it became a source of ribbing among teammates, Webb often said he had faith his opportunity in the NFL would come at some point. He just wanted to be ready for it.

Did the events of the last few days shake his core belief?

"There have been plenty of stories of people who go through adversity and had a bump in the road," Webb said. "The guys who persevere and continue to work hard, it turns out OK for them.

"I'm not thinking that far ahead right now. I have to figure out the playbook right now. And the way to get here. I don't want to use my GPS every day."

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