New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart may not want to stay Russell Wilson’s backup for lengthy. The primary-round decide was promising in an prolonged look through the first half of the Giants’ preseason street opener in opposition to the Buffalo Payments, exhibiting the hole between him and the group’s veteran starter might be smaller than anticipated.
Wilson, who signed a one-year, $10.5 million contract throughout free company in March, was beforehand named the group’s beginning quarterback by head coach Brian Daboll.
He began Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Payments and was an environment friendly however unremarkable, ending 6-of-7 for 28 yards in his lone sequence.
Dart, the No. 25 general decide of the 2025 NFL Draft, performed 4 sequence and completed 12-of-19 for 154 yards and one landing whereas including 24 yards on three carries.
On arguably his greatest throw, Dart dropped the ball into huge receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey’s fingers for a 28-yard landing alongside the sideline, giving the Giants a 10-0 lead.
