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Giants Explore QB Options After Dart's Season-Ending Injury
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In Short: The New York Giants are exploring every option at quarterback after Jaxson Dart's season-ending knee injury, which occurred during the team's loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
The New York Giants are exploring every option at quarterback after Jaxson Dart's season-ending knee injury, which occurred during the team's loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Coach John Harbaugh made it clear that the Giants are not ruling anything out, including the possibility of trading for a new starter.
Dart, who was outstanding in the season-opening victory over the Dallas Cowboys, suffered the injury during the opening possession of Monday's game against the Rams.
With Dart expected to miss an extended period, the Giants will lean on quarterback Daniel Jones, who signed a two-year, $13 million contract extension earlier this month.
Williams is still working back from a hamstring injury that knocked him out of Sunday's loss to Minnesota, and caution is expected given how much his mobility factors into his game.
The Atlanta Falcons received good news heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Green Bay Packers, while the Giants and Bears are still sorting out their quarterback situations.
Despite some negative storylines, the Los Angeles Rams are still favored over the New York Giants in Week 2, with the Rams favored by 8.5 points on FanDuel.
Donald, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is officially active for the Rams' Week 2 clash against the Giants.
With Donald ready to go, the Rams will kick off against the Giants at 8:15 p.m.
The Detroit Lions opened the 2023 NFL season by defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 21-20 at Arrowhead Stadium, despite the Chiefs not being at full strength.
What's confirmed
- Jaxson Dart could miss the rest of the season after tests showed that the New York Giants quarterback's knee injury is more severe than initially anticipated, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
- Coach John Harbaugh said after the game that the Giants likely avoided a "devastating outcome" with Dart's knee.
- Harbaugh said Tuesday that evaluations on Dart's knee were still ongoing and declined to comment further on his timeline to return.
- But with Dart expected to miss an extended period, Harbaugh and the Giants will lean on Winston, who signed a two-year, $13 million contract extension earlier this month.
- Dart suffered the injury during the opening possession of Monday's 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
What's still developing
- McCarthy, now buried on Minnesota's depth chart behind Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz, has reportedly drawn interest as a trade value given Giants GM Joe Schoen's familiarity with him from the 2024 draft process.
- Kansas City's players, of course, will tell you that they still should've won the game despite Toney's drops.
- Unfortunately for the Giants, it's not a win that counts in the standings.
- Toney, a first round draft pick by the Giants in the 2021 NFL Draft, had several brutal drops, including a perfect pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes that bounced off Toney's hands and was returned for a touchdown by Lions rookie defensive back Brian Branch.
- The Giants, meanwhile, look like geniuses for sending Toney to the Chiefs last season for a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.
- Dart, 23, flashed promise as a rookie last year and was outstanding in New York's season-opening victory over the Dallas Cowboys, completing 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 54 yards.
- Keep an eye on the line as the Giants performance against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1 should have an impact.
- Throughout the week we’ll get a better sense of who will be suiting up for each team, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Giants give the Rams a challenge solely based on how poorly the Rams looked in Week 1.
- The Giants lost Dart on their seventh snap of the game, when he was hit on his right side by Rams linebacker Byron Young.