Darius Slayton was a rookie with the Giants in 2019 when then-coach Pat Shurmur made the move to bench Eli Manning and install first-round pick Daniel Jones as the starter for a Week 3 game against the Buccaneers. Six years later, Slayton is one of the winless Giants’ longest-tenured players as coach Brian Daboll ponders making a similar decision in …
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Brian Daboll stopped short of announcing a quarterback change Monday, but he also notably would not rule out replacing Russell Wilson with prized rookie Jaxson Dart this week against the Chargers. Daboll’s series of non-committal answers open up an intriguing week for the Giants, who are off to an ugly 0-3 start following Sunday night’s 22-9 loss to the Chiefs. …
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The Giants are sticking with Russell Wilson. Unless they aren’t. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that the Giants have “no sense of urgency” to bench Wilson for rookie first-rounder Jaxson Dart. But Schefter adds this this “doesn’t mean a change can’t come soon at the quarterback position, but the Giants would prefer that it not happen anytime soon.” So, again, …
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Jordan RaananSep 12, 2025, 04:13 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie Jaxson Dart isn’t listening to the public calls for him to become the New York Giants‘ starting quarterback. He’s aware his role at the moment …
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Russell Wilson can withstand the noise — even as the calls for his job grow after just one week. Taking to X on Tuesday, the starting Giants quarterback posted a two-word message centered on emotional fitness after a debut to forget in Sunday’s 21-6 loss to the Commanders, a performance that sparked rallying cries from critics to replace him with …
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What we learned in Giants’ Week 1 loss: Starting Jaxson Dart would be insane New York Post Daboll noncommittal on Giants QB for Week 2 ESPN Russell Wilson’s last hurrah? New York Giants quarterback focuses on what he can control Andscape Game balls | 3 standouts from Washington’s Week 1 win over New York Washington Commanders Instant Analysis: Giants fall to Commanders, 21-6 Giants.com Source …
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Giants’ news, 9/8: Reacting to the loss, Jaxson Dart, On to Dallas Big Blue View Daboll noncommittal on Giants QB for Week 2 ESPN Commanders Vs. Giants (game one) – Studs and Duds Hogs Haven Game balls | 3 standouts from Washington’s Week 1 win over New York Washington Commanders After Russell Wilson’s lackluster Giants debut, how long until Dart Day arrives? Yahoo Sports Source …
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Giants rookie Jaxson Dart’s strong preseason wasn’t enough to earn him the starting quarterback job, but it might have earned him some Week One playing time. The Giants have prepared a package of plays for Dart that they may use today against the Commanders, according to NFL Network. Whether those plays actually get called may depend on how well Wilson …
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It is now “Watch Your Back” season for Russell Wilson. There will be all sorts of insistence that there will be no quick hook. Wilson at 36 years old looks frisky enough, and his force of personality is formidable, maybe now more than ever. The Giants believe their offense is in good hands with him and that he will function …
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The confidence is real. The spring and summer meant something. The preseason games were telling. After passing every test — acing them, really — Jaxson Dart emerged as the backup quarterback for the Giants. Their first unofficial depth chart of the regular season was revealed Tuesday and the quarterback pecking order reads like this: Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, Jameis Winston. …
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