<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-insider-andrew-thomas-russell-wilson-jaxson-dart-situation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants rumors: Insider wonders if Andrew Thomas could impact Russell Wilson-Jaxson Dart situation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giants-quarterbacks-Russell-Wilson-and-Jaxson-Dart-during-a-practice-session.jpg"><figcaption>Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants rumors: Insider wonders if Andrew Thomas could impact Russell Wilson-Jaxson Dart situation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-10T07:11:19-07:00">September 10th, 7:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-10T07:11:19-07:00">September 10th, 7:11am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Week 1 of the New York Giants’ 2025 campaign started off on a bad note. Facing off against division rivals, the Washington Commanders, the G-men looked helpless. They lost 21-6, with the offense in particular struggling to generate points. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-most-blame-week-1-loss-commanders">The six points the Giants scored were on two field goals,</a> and they came up empty from the 1-yard line late in the game.</p><p>With veteran Russell Wilson struggling in his Giants debut, there are calls for rookie QB Jaxson Dart to start for the team. However, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46208962/nfl-week-2-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-intel-questions-predictions" rel="noopener">insider Dan Graziano doesn’t think that the team will start the rookie</a> yet, and it’s because of star offensive tackle Andrew Thomas. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-new-york-huge-andrew-thomas-update">Thomas is recovering from a Lisfranc fracture he suffered last year.</a></p><p>“Coach Brian Daboll said Monday that Russell Wilson would start again in Week 2, and their plan, as of now, is to keep going with him,” Graziano said on a piece for ESPN. “Part of me wonders if the plan might change once left tackle Andrew Thomas is back healthy and the offensive line is more trustworthy.”</p><p>Graziano mentions that the Giants’ coaching staff has a plan in place to ease in Dart before his NFL debut. With Wilson struggling as badly right now, though, the possibility of Dart starting sooner grows larger every week. Graziano also notes that while Dart is listed as the Giants’ QB2, the team could instead start another veteran, Jameis Winston, if they feel that Dart isn’t ready to start full-time yet.</p><p>“This is a matter of time, and if Wilson looks as lost and ineffective Sunday in Dallas as he did in Washington, I don’t know how much longer the Giants can hold off. One question I have, though, is whether they’d turn to Jameis Winston first if they decide Wilson needs to be benched but aren’t ready to put in Dart.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-new-york-ineptitude-83-year-history">Wilson was horrendous in his first game as a Giant.</a> He completed 17 of his 37 passes for a measly 45.9% completion rate and 168 yards. The silver lining was that he didn’t throw an interception, but his inability to move the chains or even score from inside the 1-yard line hurt the team significantly.</p><p>The Giants face off against another division rival, the Dallas Cowboys, next. The Cowboys have looked better than initially projected despite the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Will Wilson pick up his game against Dallas, or will he struggle again and force the coaching staff to make a tough decision?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: Insider wonders if Andrew Thomas could impact Russell Wilson-Jaxson Dart situation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-was-brian-daboll-playing-games-jaxson-darts-week-1-usage');   ga('set', 'title', 'Was Giants HC Brian Daboll playing games with Jaxson Dart’s Week 1 usage?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dart-and-Daboll.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Was Giants HC Brian Daboll playing games with Jaxson Dart’s Week 1 usage?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T15:36:25-07:00">September 7th, 3:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T15:36:25-07:00">September 7th, 3:36pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-brian-daboll-cryptic-response-russell-wilson-qb1-question">New York Giants got off to</a> a rough start to the 2025 season with a 21-6 road loss to the NFC East <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-malik-nabers-already-getting-into-it-with-brian-daboll-sideline">divisional rival Washington Commanders</a>. The New York offense, led by newly signed quarterback Russell Wilson, did not provide a lot to write home about in this one, as Wilson completed less than half of his 37 pass attempts and finished with just 168 yards on the day.</p><p>Some have wondered aloud whether a quarterback change might be on the horizon for the Giants considering the excellent preseason that rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart has, and some fuel was dumped on that fire with recent reporting throughout the week that the Giants’ offensive coaching staff had actually prepared a package of plays for the rookie quarterback in the event that he were to enter the game.</p><p>However, that was<a href="https://x.com/art_stapleton/status/1964788918911660514" rel="noopener"> not the message relayed</a> by head coach Brian Daboll during his postgame interview.</p><p>“I did not,” said Campbell after the game, when asked if he had at any point considered handing the keys to Dart, per Art Stapleton of Northjersey.com on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>A rough start for the Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/New-York-Giants-head-coach-Brian-Daboll.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Russell Wilson was expected to provide a big upgrade over the Motley crew of quarterbacks that the Giants trotted out over the course of the 2024 season.</p><p>While Giants fans are well aware that he is no longer the MVP candidate version of himself that existed with the Seattle Seahawks, they were still likely hoping for more than what they got on Sunday afternoon against the Commanders.</p><p>Considering how good Dart looked during the team’s preseason slate, it should come as no surprise that there are already growing calls for the Giants’ coaching staff to give him the reins, even though non injury-related quarterback changes are extraordinarily rare at this early point of the season.</p><p>It’s likely that Wilson will have at least a few more weeks to try to get things on track before the Giants’ coaching staff seriously considers making a change.</p><p>The Giants will next take the field on the road against the Dallas Cowboys on September 14.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Was Giants HC Brian Daboll playing games with Jaxson Dart’s Week 1 usage?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-how-brian-daboll-used-bill-belichick-lessons-jaxson-dart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants rumors: How Brian Daboll used Bill Belichick lessons with Jaxson Dart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Brian-Daboll-at-Giants-practice.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants rumors: How Brian Daboll used Bill Belichick lessons with Jaxson Dart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-07T06:29:20-07:00">September 7th, 6:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-07T06:29:20-07:00">September 7th, 6:29am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 NFL season is finally here for the New York Giants. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/giants-vs-commanders-bold-predictions-week-1-2025-nfl-season">New York gets ready to face off against Washington</a> in Week 1 of the new season. Rumors have swirled about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-will-jaxson-dart-make-his-nfl-debut-in-week-1">rookie QB Jaxson Dart playing in Week 1</a> for the Giants. That remains to be seen, but Giants fans can feel confident that he’s ready if his number is called.</p><p>Giants head coach Brian Daboll is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6602536/2025/09/06/nfl-rumors-news-week-1-insider-scoops-russini/" rel="noopener">using lessons he learned</a> from Bill Belichick on rookie Jaxson Dart.</p><p>“Dart’s first training camp had a distinctly Bill Belichickian feel. Daboll spent years on Belichick’s Patriots staffs, and he’s borrowing some old tricks to test the rookie: having him hear plays shouted from the sideline instead of through a headset, making him go out for the pregame coin toss with no warning, and dropping him into uncomfortable practice situations just to see how he responds.”</p><p>Daboll carried over the same philosophy he learned with the Patriots. If practices are chaotic, that should prepare players for uncomfortable moments on Sundays.</p><p>And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/3-hot-takes-from-jaxson-dart-impressive-preseason-debut-with-giants">Dart has reportedly responded well</a> to these challenges. One source told The Athletic’s Dianna Russini that Dart “can handle the moment.”</p><p>Daboll and the Giants’ coaching staff is clearly smitten with their rookie quarterback.</p><p>Now the question becomes: how patient will they be before throwing him into the starting lineup?</p><h2><b>Will Giants play rookie QB Jaxson Dart in Week 1 against Commanders?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jaxson-Dart-3.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>New York already announced that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-will-backup-russell-wilson-in-week-1">Russell Wilson will be their starter in Week 1</a>. But that does not guarantee that Dart will not see the field in New York’s season opener.</p><p>The Giants reportedly have <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/giants-rookie-qb-jaxson-dart-could-make-debut-vs-commanders-with-package-of-plays" rel="noopener">prepared a package of plays</a> for Dart ahead of the Sunday’s season opener against the Commanders, per NFL Networks’ Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.</p><p>Dart wowed New York’s coaching staff with strong performances during the preseason. He managed 372 yards for three touchdowns and no interceptions in three preseason games.</p><p>It is interesting to hear that Dart has his own package of plays ready to go.</p><p>Normally, NFL coaches will take this approach with a scrambling quarterback who can provide a change of pace.</p><p>Dart is a mobile quarterback, but he is not an elite athlete who can win solely with his scrambling ability.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see how much the Giants use Dart, if at all, on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: How Brian Daboll used Bill Belichick lessons with Jaxson Dart

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-will-jaxson-dart-make-his-nfl-debut-in-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants rumors: Will Jaxson Dart make his NFL debut in Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Giants-rookie-quarterback-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants rumors: Will Jaxson Dart make his NFL debut in Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T06:13:02-07:00">September 4th, 6:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T06:38:15-07:00">September 4th, 6:38am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants have made the decision to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-will-backup-russell-wilson-in-week-1">keep rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on the bench for Week 1</a>. Despite having a successful preseason, the 2025 first-round pick will start his NFL career off the bench. That’s not entirely surprising: plenty of rookies came off the bench in their first games.</p><p>It seems like the door is not fully closed on Dart making his first NFL appearance in Week 1, though. Connor Hughes of SNY noted that the Giants <a href="https://www.bellinghamherald.com/sports/article311967959.html" rel="noopener">have some plays installed in their playbook</a> for Dart. This seems to indicate that New York is ready to send Dart out during the game for a few plays, at least.</p><p>“It seems like the Giants might just have a package of plays for rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart to make his debut and contribute to this team’s offensive effort on Sunday,” Hughes said. “And there’s a reason why that would happen. Dart was widely impressive in OTAs and minicamp and training camp. He was even more impressive than widely impressive in the preseason.”</p><p>The Giants are set to face off against the Washington Commanders on Sunday for their first game of the NFL season. They have already previously announced that veteran Russell Wilson will start the game, with Dart coming off the bench as the primary backup. Most backups don’t see the field at all during the game, rookie or not. That being said, teams have sometimes sent their backup QB out for one or two plays to run something specifically designed for them.</p><p>Dart was drafted by the Giants in the first round, trading back into the first round to take the quarterback. During the preseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-how-jaxson-dart-played-final-preseason-game-patriots">the Giants rookie completed 68.1% of his passing attempts</a>, accruing 324 yards over three preseason games. Even with a good preseason, though, New York prefers to have the quarterback sit out and learn the ropes from the bench.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: Will Jaxson Dart make his NFL debut in Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-will-backup-russell-wilson-in-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaxson Dart will backup Russell Wilson in Giants’ Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart-.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jaxson Dart will backup Russell Wilson in Giants’ Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-02T09:51:49-07:00">September 2nd, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-02T09:51:49-07:00">September 2nd, 9:51am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart will open the 2025 NFL season as the New York Giants’ backup, with veteran Russell Wilson named the starter for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-rival-gm-dianna-russini-jaxson-dart-start-week-1">Week 1 against the Washington Commanders</a>, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Schefter reported Tuesday that the Giants’ official depth chart lists Dart as the <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1962913446707556521" rel="noopener">team’s No. 2 quarterback</a> behind Wilson.</p><p>“Giants’ Week 1 depth chart lists Jaxson Dart as Russell Wilson’s backup, QB2,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-mid-self-assessment-nfl-preseason-debut">Dart, 22, was selected by New York with the 25th overall pick</a> in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The former Ole Miss quarterback showcased poise and playmaking ability throughout the preseason. In three games, he totaled 372 passing yards on 32-of-47 attempts for a 68 percent completion rate. He added three touchdown passes, no interceptions, and also contributed on the ground with 47 rushing yards and a touchdown.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-dan-orlovskys-take-jaxson-dart-russell-wilson-competition">His performance provided a glimpse of the future for the Giants</a>, but the organization remains committed to Wilson’s veteran leadership as the season begins.</p><h2><b>Russell Wilson starts Week 1 as Jaxson Dart backs him up in Giants’ revamped QB room</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Giants-news-Russell-Wilson-has-fans-buzzing-over-fired-up-post-for-2025-season.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-russell-wilson-thanks-novak-djokovic-unforgettable-gesture">Wilson, 36, signed a one-year deal with New York in March</a> worth up to $21 million, including $10.5 million guaranteed. The former Super Bowl champion brings 13 years of NFL experience and a track record of durability and productivity.</p><p>Last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Wilson appeared in 11 games and completed 63.7 percent of his 336 pass attempts for 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns, and five interceptions. He posted a passer rating of 95.6 while also adding 155 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries. He lost two fumbles during the campaign.</p><p>The Giants are coming off a difficult 2024 season in which they finished with a league-worst 3–14 record. Head coach Brian Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka are entering the new year with an overhauled quarterback room, including Wilson, Dart, and veteran Jameis Winston. The competition through training camp and preseason underscored the team’s emphasis on depth and development at the position.</p><p>The Giants will begin the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, when they travel to Washington to face second-year quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX.</p><p>With Wilson at the helm and Dart waiting in the wings, New York will look to start its 2025 campaign on stronger footing while balancing immediate performance with long-term growth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaxson Dart will backup Russell Wilson in Giants’ Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-rumors-rival-gm-dianna-russini-jaxson-dart-start-week-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants rumors: Rival GM told Dianna Russini that Jaxson Dart should start Week 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart-with-NY-Giants.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants rumors: Rival GM told Dianna Russini that Jaxson Dart should start Week 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-28T07:22:15-07:00">August 28th, 7:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-28T07:22:15-07:00">August 28th, 7:22am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants have finalized their 53-man roster, and the quarterback room has gotten the attention. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-new-york-makes-final-tommy-devito-decision-cutdown-day">Tommy DeVito was cut, making the Giants’</a> quarterback room Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, and Jameis Winston. Even though Wilson is set to start the opening game, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini says a rival GM thinks Dart, <a href="https://x.com/DMRussini/status/1961056129959505942" rel="noopener">the rookie, should get</a> the Week 1 start over Wilson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Giants see Jaxson Dart the same way I do…according to <a href="https://twitter.com/DMRussini?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DMRussini</a> </p><p>He will be their starter, soon.</p><p>There are different test points for a rookie QB, and he has flown by them<br> <a href="https://t.co/awCfHSvb9e">pic.twitter.com/awCfHSvb9e</a></p><p>— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChaseDaniel/status/1961056055192109473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It’s just the preseason, yes,” Russini said on the Scoop City podcast. “Can he handle the moments? Are they surprised by it? No, but they’ve been impressed by it,” she reported, speaking of rival general managers.</p><p>Russini then said, “I had a GM say this morning to me that’s not New York, ‘Jaxson Dart should start Week 1.'”</p><p>Dart was exceptional in the preseason, with 372 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions on 47 pass attempts. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-plan-gets-clarity-wake-2025-nfl-draft">Giants traded back into the first round to take Dart</a> after selecting defensive end Abdul Carter third overall. He is unquestionably the future of the organization, but he is not the present yet.</p><p>The Giants open the season with two divisional road games against the Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys. Their home opener is Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs. After a Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, the schedule softens up. That Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints could be the starting spot for Dart to get the momentum rolling.</p><p>Some fans want Dart to start immediately, but launching him into action against Super Bowl contenders may not be the best for his development. Brian Daboll has to show promise for the future to keep his job, and that all rests on Dart’s shoulders. If he finds the right landing spot in the schedule, it could be a great season for New York. But if Dart struggles out of the gate, it could be a rough year for Daboll.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: Rival GM told Dianna Russini that Jaxson Dart should start Week 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-dad-brandon-criticisms');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s dad fires back at ‘miserable hard-ass’ criticisms');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart-2-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s dad fires back at ‘miserable hard-ass’ criticisms</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-25T06:33:36-07:00">August 25th, 6:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-25T06:34:00-07:00">August 25th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Andrew Korpan</a>Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Some may perceive N<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-good-luck-charm-story">ew York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart</a>‘s dad, Brandon Dart, to be “miserable” and a “hard-ass” father, but the man himself has responded to these claims.</p><p>Chris Trapasso first made the claim. “Jaxson Dart looks like the antagonist in a high school football movie,” Trapasso said, “who we come to find out is actually nice but just has a miserable, hard-ass dad at home.”</p><p>Dart’s dad took to X, formerly Twitter, to refute claims that he is “miserable.” Still, he acknowledges that he can be a “hard-ass” in his post. “I’m far from miserable,” Jaxson Dart’s dad, Brandon, said, “but I’m a Hard-Ass[,] and that’ll never change! Dartsarentsoft!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m far from miserable but I’m a Hard-Ass and that’ll never change! Dartsarentsoft! <a href="https://t.co/CLPqHK91ay">https://t.co/CLPqHK91ay</a></p><p>— Brandon Dart (@brandon_dart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandon_dart/status/1959755191009345734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>At least Dart’s dad is owning it. Like them or not, his parents raised a kid who was a first-round NFL Draft pick. So, they did something right.</p><h2><b>Jaxson Dart’s rookie season with the Giants</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/New-York-Giants-quarterback-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dart is heading into his first regular season in the NFL. He showed out in the preseason, throwing the ninth-most yards (372) and seventh-most touchdowns (three) in the preseason.</p><p>His last preseason game against the New England Patriots was cut short due to a concussion scare. Before his exit, Dart completed 50% of his passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.</p><p>Throughout three games, Dart completed 68% of his passes. He also threw three touchdowns and scored on the ground as well. However, Dart will still be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-dan-orlovskys-take-jaxson-dart-russell-wilson-competition">backup to Russell Wilson</a>, who was signed in free agency.</p><p>At some point, though, Dart appears bound to take over as the team’s starting quarterback. The Giants traded up to pick him with the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. These days, it is rare for young quarterbacks to sit behind a veteran for too long.</p><p>Dart played three years at Ole Miss after transferring from USC. Throughout his time at Ole Miss, Dart went 28-10 as a starter, throwing over 10,000 yards and 72 touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s dad fires back at ‘miserable hard-ass’ criticisms

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-dan-orlovskys-take-jaxson-dart-russell-wilson-competition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dan Orlovsky’s take on Giants’ Jaxson Dart-Russell Wilson competition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Russell-Wilson-and-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>John Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dan Orlovsky’s take on Giants’ Jaxson Dart-Russell Wilson competition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-22T07:53:07-07:00">August 22nd, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-22T07:53:07-07:00">August 22nd, 7:53am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/giants-news-skip-bayless-drops-ruthless-take-on-quarterback-daniel-jones">Giants have had quarterback issues</a> for the past few years, but now, they may be living luxuriously at the position. This preseason proved that, as Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, Jameis Winston, and Tommy DeVito all played well and showcased their talent. Dart is the one quarterback everyone is talking about, as the rookie has put out some good film in all three preseason games.</p><p>Though Dart has impressed many, it still looks like Russell Wilson will be the starting quarterback in Week 1. ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky has kept an eye on the Giants’ quarterbacks, and he <a href="https://x.com/danorlovsky7/status/1958866570383392861" rel="noopener">shared his thoughts</a> on social media about their last game against the New England Patriots.</p><p>“Jaxson Dart was great again. 4 drops took away another 100+ yards as well. His eyes were where they should be. He was sudden with what he did and moved. Very good ball placement. He has an incredibly bright future with the Giants. They should still start Russell Wilson to begin the season,” Orlovsky wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>There’s no doubt that Dart has the skills, but Wilson has the skills and experience that the Giants have been looking for at the position for some time now. Things could change at any moment, but as of now, Wilson gives the Giants the best chance to win.</p><h2><b>Jaxson Dart continues to impress the Giants</b></h2><p>Dart had a solid game in the Giants’ final preseason game, completing six of his 12 passes for 81 yards and a touchdown. Like Orlovsky said, his stats would have looked better if there hadn’t been a few dropped passes. Nonetheless, Dart showed the ability to make good reads and played a good game in limited time, and head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-brian-daboll-jaxson-dart-preseason">Brian Daboll seems to be pleased</a> he has the rookie.</p><p>“I’m glad we drafted him. I’m glad he’s our guy,” Daboll said after the game.</p><p>Dart may not see the field in his rookie season, but he’ll be learning from two veteran quarterbacks who have ample experience in the league. Wilson will be key in Dart’s development, especially when looking at what he has been able to accomplish throughout his career.</p><p>Though some teams throw their rookie quarterbacks into the fire immediately, sometimes that doesn’t have to be the case. Looking at quarterbacks such as Jordan Love and Lamar Jackson, they had to sit behind veterans before taking the field, and they’ve turned out to be really good. Patrick Mahomes even sat to start his rookie season, and look at what he’s doing.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dan Orlovsky’s take on Giants’ Jaxson Dart-Russell Wilson competition

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He's also an award-winning author and Ken Jeong's best friend.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the preseason game between the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-brian-daboll-jaxson-dart-preseason">New York Giants and New England Patriots</a>, the story behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-concussion-patriots">rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart</a>‘s necklace was revealed, and he deems it his “good luck charm.”</p><p>The sideline reporter for the broadcast shared the story. Dart allegedly “stole” the necklace from his younger sister before his final game in college <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ole-miss-football-news-jaxson-dart-new-program-records-gator-bowl-clash-duke">with the Ole Miss Rebels</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JaxsonDart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JaxsonDart</a> thanks his sister for the good luck charm 😂</p><p>Watch on Prime Video<br>Also streaming on <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLPlus</a> <a href="https://t.co/DbqIxLENN0">pic.twitter.com/DbqIxLENN0</a></p><p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1958688954259300843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>“[It’s an] accessory Dart picked out himself, or, rather, <i>stole</i> from his little sister,” the reporter said. “A necklace that he’s been wearing since his last college game. He says it’s become a good luck charm. We’ll see it on him tonight.”</p><h2><b>Has Jaxson Dart’s good luck charm helped the Giants?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/New-York-Giants-quarterback-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Hopefully, Dart’s sister does not mind. Assuming Dart “stole” the necklace before the Taxslayer Gator Bowl, it helped propel the Ole Miss Rebels to victory.</p><p>The Rebels beat the Blue Devils by 32 points. Dart played unreal, throwing 404 yards and four touchdowns. He also added another 43 yards on the ground.</p><p>His teams have not lost since he took the necklace. Dart and the Giants went 3-0 in the preseason, and the rookie showed out. Dart led the Giants in passing yards in the first two games.</p><p>In the three games, Dart completed 68.1% of his passes. He threw three touchdowns, and none of his 47 passes have been intercepted. His last preseason game came to a halt after a concussion scare, but he threw 81 yards and a touchdown in the game.</p><p>Dart was drafted by the Giants with the 25th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. They traded back into the first round to select him after picking Abdul Carter with the third-overall pick.</p><p>Despite his performance in the preseason, Dart will begin 2025 on the bench. Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson was signed during the offseason, and he will begin the year as the starter.</p><p>Given Dart’s preseason performance, there is a chance he eventually takes over the reins. The Giants are hoping for stability at the quarterback position, which they have lacked since Eli Manning’s retirement.</p><p>During his college career, which began at USC before he transferred to Ole Miss, Dart threw 11,970 yards, 81 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The sweet story behind Giants QB Jaxson Dart’s ‘good luck charm’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jameis-winston-jaxson-dart-flash-iconic-celebration-beating-patriots');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart flash ‘Eat a W’ celebration after beating Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jameis-Winston-and-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart flash ‘Eat a W’ celebration after beating Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-22T06:14:39-07:00">August 22nd, 6:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-22T06:14:39-07:00">August 22nd, 6:14am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants already look like they are ready for the regular season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-concussion-patriots">New York dominated New England 42-10</a> in the team’s final preseason game before Week 1. All three of the Giants quarterbacks who played in the game had great performances. And they celebrated like nobody else could during the big win.</p><p>Giants QBs Jameis Winston and Jaxson Dart pulled out the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/buccaneers-news-gerald-mccoy-wasnt-a-fan-of-jameis-winston-over-the-top-pregame-speeches">iconic “Eat a W” celebration</a> a few times on Thursday night.</p><p>First, the pair <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1958734972870959245" rel="noopener">did a combined performance</a>. While looking straight into the TV camera, Dart held up a W in front of Winston’s face. Winston then ate the W while mean mugging the camera.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-jameis-winston-tommy-devito-preseason-game">Winston also celebrated with his teammates</a> on the field after the game.</p><p>“Hey y’all I’m just saying, they call us the three amigos, but somebody had the hat trick today,” Winston said, panning the camera to Dart and QB Tommy DeVito. “We turn it up! We got the young bucks and we eat W’s with the young bucks. You know what time it is. Go Big Blue!”</p><p>The Giants will face some tough decisions when deciding how many QBs to keep on their final 53-man roster.</p><h2><b>Recapping the Giants’ big preseason win against the Patriots on Thursday night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/New-York-Giants-quarterback-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Giants dominated the Patriots from wire to wire on Thursday night.</p><p>New York jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Winston and Dart each threw a touchdown pass to get that commanding lead.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-removed-final-preseason-game-concussion-spotters">Dart was briefly pulled from the game</a> by the NFL’s concussion spotters and evaluated for a concussion. He was cleared to return to the field, but New York decided against it. Winston went in and immediately scored his touchdown to Jalin Hyatt.</p><p>But the star of the show was fourth-string QB Tommy DeVito.</p><p>New York went into overdrive in the second half, led by DeVito. The Giants scored 28 of their 42 points in the second, all unanswered.</p><p>DeVito was a huge part of New York offensive success in the second half. He went 17-of-20 for 198 yards and three touchdowns against New England’s reserve players.</p><p>The Giants were slinging the football the whole game. They barely got help from their running game. Dante Miller led the team with 11 carries for 41 yards.</p><p>Now the Giants have a few weeks to get ready for real football.</p><p>New York opens the regular season with a road trip to Washington.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart flash ‘Eat a W’ celebration after beating Patriots

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants capped off their 2025 NFL preseason finale with a dominant 42-10 win over the New England Patriots, but the final score quickly took a backseat to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-removed-final-preseason-game-concussion-spotters">unexpected removal of rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart</a> under the league’s concussion protocol following a first-half collision. Despite his standout play throughout August, Dart appeared visibly surprised and frustrated by the decision to sideline him.</p><p>Dart was removed in the first quarter of the preseason finale after a fourth-down scramble that ended with a headfirst dive and a hard hit from behind. Though he popped up quickly, league spotters flagged the collision for a mandatory medical evaluation. The rookie quarterback was escorted to the blue medical tent, cleared within minutes, but held out for the remainder of the night as a precaution.</p><p>The decision caught the rookie off guard, especially considering Dart reported no symptoms and appeared fully alert on the sideline. The NFL’s independent concussion protocol spotters, in place since 2012, have the authority to remove players showing signs of impact, regardless of whether symptoms are visible to team staff.</p><p>FOX Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano posted a video to X (formerly known as Twitter), showing Dart <a href="https://x.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1958734104121548848" rel="noopener">explaining his reaction</a> to being removed from the game.</p><p>“I just shouldn’t have fumbled. I told them, ‘You would feel uncomfortable if you got the air knocked out of you, too. I’m fine. I’m just trying to get my breath.’ That’s all that it was. Obviously, a little different than college, I guess.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giants QB Jaxson Dart on not sliding and his anger over being taken out of the game by the officials. <a href="https://t.co/8FumLF8fEJ">pic.twitter.com/8FumLF8fEJ</a></p><p>— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) <a href="https://twitter.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1958734104121548848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Though brief, the moment added another chapter to Dart’s evolving identity as a fearless but occasionally reckless competitor. Known for his aggressive play style since college at USC and Ole Miss, Dart’s refusal to slide has been a repeated concern. His toughness is unquestioned, but NFL coaches and executives have emphasized the importance of knowing when to protect yourself — especially at quarterback.</p><p>Despite the early exit, the former Ole Miss standout still wrapped up an impressive preseason. Over three games, he completed 32 of 47 passes for 372 yards, four total touchdowns, and no interceptions. His 80% adjusted completion rate ranked among the highest of any rookie quarterback this August.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-brian-daboll-jaxson-dart-preseason">While Brian Daboll has remained firm in his plan</a> to ease the rookie quarterback into the NFL, the flashes Dart has shown — both in command and production — suggest the Giants may have found their future at the position. If he continues to develop and learns to avoid unnecessary hits, the calls for his debut could grow louder with each passing week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Jaxson Dart was surprised concussion spotters removed him from Patriots clash

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Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants HC Brian Daboll makes ‘our guy’ Jaxson Dart claim after latest preseason masterpiece</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T22:15:57-07:00">August 21st, 10:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T22:17:02-07:00">August 21st, 10:17pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants may have found their quarterback of the future. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-how-jaxson-dart-played-final-preseason-game-patriots">Rookie Jaxson Dart shined</a> again in the final weekend of the NFL preseason, prompting head coach Brian Daboll to publicly affirm his belief in the young signal-caller. New York invested heavily to draft Dart, and his early performances have quickly sparked optimism across the city.</p><p>SNYTV’s Connor Hughes took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account and posted a photo of the Giants head coach smiling at the podium while backing his rookie quarterback <a href="https://x.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1958731797618962535" rel="noopener">with full confidence</a>.</p><p>“I’m glad we drafted him. I’m glad he’s our guy.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I’m glad we drafted him. I’m glad he’s our guy.” – Brian Daboll on Jaxson Dart. </p><p>The coach loves his QB. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Giants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Giants</a> <a href="https://t.co/PoFI3dHpcS">pic.twitter.com/PoFI3dHpcS</a></p><p>— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) <a href="https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1958731797618962535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The photo quickly spread among New York football fans, with many debating whether Dart should immediately start or continue to sit behind veteran Russell Wilson. Either way, Daboll’s words reinforce the franchise’s commitment to the former Ole Miss standout.</p><p>The Giants’ trust in Dart is no surprise given Daboll’s track record. During his time with the Buffalo Bills, he developed Josh Allen into one of the league’s top quarterbacks, helping raise Allen’s adjusted completion percentage from 62.8 percent to 75.9 percent over four seasons. Now, the former Bills offensive coordinator sees similar potential in Dart, whose poise and accuracy have stood out from the moment he stepped on the practice field.</p><p>The team traded up in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft to secure quarterback Jaxson Dart, sending the No. 34 and No. 99 picks along with a 2026 third-rounder to the Houston Texans in exchange for the No. 25 overall pick. The move came just weeks after the team cut ties with Daniel Jones in March, whose $160 million contract had become a major salary cap burden. By making such an aggressive draft-day maneuver, New York signaled they were ready to reset their future under center.</p><p>In three preseason games, Dart completed 32 of 47 passes for 372 yards with three touchdowns, one rushing score, and no interceptions, posting an impressive 68.1 completion percentage and an 80.0 adjusted completion rate that ranked first among rookie quarterbacks. Those numbers gave the Giants early proof that their investment was paying off.</p><p>The front office’s decision was as much about long-term stability as short-term competition. General manager Joe Schoen emphasized that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/predicting-jaxson-dart-replace-russell-wilson-giants-starting-qb">landing Dart gave New York a fresh foundation</a> at the game’s most important position, one the franchise could finally build around confidently.</p><p>That belief was fueled by Dart’s breakout 2024 season at Ole Miss, where he posted a 180.6 passer rating with 4,266 yards, 29 touchdowns, and just 6 interceptions across 13 games. Those numbers cemented him as one of the most polished quarterbacks in the draft class and gave the Giants confidence that he could be developed into a franchise cornerstone. The 22-year-old rookie quarterback now enters New York as the quarterback of the future, learning behind Wilson and Jameis Winston while preparing to eventually take the reins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants HC Brian Daboll makes ‘our guy’ Jaxson Dart claim after latest preseason masterpiece

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-mature-take-back-up-russell-wilson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Jaxson Dart drops mature take on backing up Russell Wilson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/New-York-Giants-quarterback-Jaxson-Dart.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Jaxson Dart drops mature take on backing up Russell Wilson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T22:07:17-07:00">August 21st, 10:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T22:07:17-07:00">August 21st, 10:07pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jaxson Dart is starting from scratch. After a stellar career at Ole Miss, where he got used to being the starting quarterback, he’s back trying to earn playing time on the New York Giants <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-russell-wilson-confident-take-noise-2025-nfl-season">behind veteran star Russell Wilson</a>.</p><p>Not that he’s bothered by it.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-stunned-jon-gruden-reaction-td-drive">Dart helped the Giants to an unbeaten 3-0 record in the preseason</a>, including their dominant victory over the New England Patriots, 42-10, on Thursday. He threw for 81 yards and an early touchdown to set the tone for New York.</p><p>After the game, Dart stressed that he has <a href="https://x.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1958735354586071397" rel="noopener">no qualms about his role</a> as Wilson’s backup.</p><p>“Whenever my number is called, I go out there and play my game. That’s just my mindset every time I touch the field. Obviously, Russ is the starter, and he’s going to be amazing. He’s had a great camp,” said the Giants rookie in a video posted by Fox Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano.</p><p>“My job is to be the best teammate and be ready whenever it is. But I’m excited.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaxson Dart says he’s ready if the Giants need him in the regular season. <a href="https://t.co/UqxAs1hYFt">pic.twitter.com/UqxAs1hYFt</a></p><p>— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) <a href="https://twitter.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1958735354586071397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 22-year-old signal-caller has been repeatedly asked about embracing his situation. While it could be irritating to hear the same question over and over, Dart has remained even-keeled, displaying his maturity and self-awareness.</p><p>He was drafted by the Giants as the 25th overall pick, and it could only be a matter of time before the team hands him the keys, with the 36-year-old Wilson arguably in the twilight of his career.</p><p>Dart will be a sponge and learn as much as he can from Wilson. Dart has been nothing but impressive since joining the squad, with Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown hailing the young quarterback’s ability to create <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/from-surprise-snaps-to-voicenotes-jaxson-dart-is-finding-his-way-in-crowded-giants-qb-room-021013575.html" rel="noopener">chemistry with his teammates</a>.</p><p>“He’s got a kind of swagger and aura and element to him that he’s the everyman. He can connect with the skill guys, to the linemen, to the receivers, to the DBs. It doesn’t matter—old, young, or veteran. He’s got that cool way about him that guys cling to,” said Brown in a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Jori Epstein.</p><p>With Dart improving every day, the future sure looks bright for the Giants.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-how-jaxson-dart-played-final-preseason-game-patriots');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Jaxson Dart played in Giants’ final preseason game vs. Patriots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart_e74413.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>How Jaxson Dart played in Giants’ final preseason game vs. Patriots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T20:26:34-07:00">August 21st, 8:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T20:26:34-07:00">August 21st, 8:26pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jaxson Dart was on the field during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-removed-final-preseason-game-concussion-spotters">New York Giants’ preseason finale against the New England Patriots</a> on Thursday night.</p><p>Dart <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401772974" rel="noopener">completed six passes after 12 attempts</a> for 81 yards, including a 50-yard throw and catch with Gunner Olszewski and a touchdown pass to Greg Dulcich. However, he left the game in the first quarter after fumbling the ball and sustaining a tackle from Jack Gibbens.</p><p>The young quarterback cleared concussion protocol but did not return for the remainder of the game. Jameis Winston and Tommy DeVito took over the snaps from the end of the first quarter to the last snap of regulation.</p><p>Dart sees his first preseason come to a close, completing 32 out of 47 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran the ball six times for 52 yards and a touchdown.</p><h2><b>How Jaxson Dart, Giants played against Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart-2_786374.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jaxson Dart showcased flashes throughout his time on the field in the preseason, giving promise to the Giants in the long term. In the meantime, New York ended its slate with a 42-10 blowout win over the Patriots.</p><p>The Giants took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and didn’t look back. Even though the Patriots responded with 10 in the second quarter, but New York fired back with 28 unanswered points to cruise to victory.</p><p>The receiving corps benefitted from New York’s active passing. They made 27 receptions for 326 yards and five touchdowns. Greg Dulcich scored twice while Jonathan Ward, Thomas Fidone II and Jalin Hyatt caught the remaining touchdown passes.</p><p>New York hasn’t returned to the playoffs since 2022, when they reached the NFC Divisional Round. Since 2010, they’ve made the postseason three times (2011, 2016, 2022), understating the importance of them finding the best young quarterback for the future. Dart could be that for them, but for now, they will turn to Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston as the main options.</p><p>The Giants will prepare for their season opener, being on the road. They face the Washington Commanders on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Jaxson Dart played in Giants’ final preseason game vs. Patriots

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jaxson-dart-stunned-jon-gruden-reaction-td-drive');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Jaxson Dart draws stunned Jon Gruden reaction after TD drive');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jaxson-Dart-.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Jaxson Dart draws stunned Jon Gruden reaction after TD drive</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-21T19:10:36-07:00">August 21st, 7:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-21T22:09:17-07:00">August 21st, 10:09pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New York Giants</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Giants hosted the New England Patriots in the preseason on Thursday, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-assistant-gm-raves-jaxson-darts-aura">quarterback Jaxson Dart didn’t waste much time</a> making his presence felt.</p><p>With 13 minutes left in the first quarter, Dart fired a laser of a touchdown pass to wide receiver Gunner Olszewski for the game’s first score, 7-0. It was a perfect pass if there was one, further showing the talent of the highly touted rookie.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolGruden/status/1958684341279564213" rel="noopener">The play impressed</a> former NFL coach Jon Gruden, who took to X to praise the 22-year-old Dart.</p><p>“Look at Jaxson Dart, man!” said Gruden.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Look at Jaxson Dart, man!! <a href="https://t.co/MQUQfBAAKx">pic.twitter.com/MQUQfBAAKx</a></p><p>— Jon Gruden (@BarstoolGruden) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolGruden/status/1958684341279564213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Giants led the Patriots at halftime, 14-10.</p><p>The 62-year-old Gruden <a href="https://x.com/BarstoolGruden/status/1954237978340937806" rel="noopener">previously admitted</a> that he’s rooting for Dart. He now works as an analyst, but is still looking to return to the NFL. Gruden led the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl title in 2003.</p><p>Dart has continued to turn heads since being selected by New York as the 25th overall pick out of Ole Miss. Some are saying that he could be the steal of the draft, underscoring the upside of Dart as a future star.</p><p>He, however, will have to wait for his turn on the Giants, as he’s currently third in the depth chart <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-giants/giants-news-jameis-winston-reacts-jaxson-dart-red-zone-vulturing">behind starter Russell Wilson and backup Jameis Winston</a>. For what it’s worth, he’ll surely learn a lot from the two veteran signal-callers.</p><p>The Giants are looking to win their third straight assignment in the preseason after beating the Buffalo Bills, 34-25, and the New York Jets, 31-12.</p><p>As of writing, the Giants are comfortably ahead, 21-10, in the third quarter. Dart has thrown 6-of-12 for 81 yards, with Winston and third-year Tommy DeVito also seeing action under center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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