New York Giants coach Brian Daboll left the door open to a quarterback change on Sunday. He predictably closed it on Monday. Daboll affirmed that he’s sticking with Russell Wilson as the starting quarterback for the Giants’ Week 2 matchup at Dallas. Confirmation was necessary after Daboll was non-committal about Wilson’s status after the veteran’s underwhelming Giants debut in a …
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It would have been absolutely ridiculous for Brian Daboll after one game to pull Russell Wilson and insert rookie Jaxson Dart as the starting quarterback. And a man in Daboll’s position, just as Jack Woltz stressed in no uncertain terms to Tom Hagen in “The Godfather,” can’t afford to be made to look ridiculous. Of course, Daboll confirmed on Monday …
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If contemporary country music still has a woman problem — and many observers would strongly avow that it does — you wouldn’t know it from the nominations for the 2025 CMA Awards. The Country Music Association announced this year’s nominees Monday morning, and at the front of the crop were the bold young stars Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley and Megan …
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At some point, the Giants will turn to their rookie quarterback, Jaxson Dart. But that will not be in Week 2. New York head coach Brian Daboll told reporters on Monday that Russell Wilson will be the starter when the Giants play the Cowboys in Week 2. Daboll had left that a little uncertain when he spoke to reporters after …
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Monday’s “First Call” features Justin Fields’ postgame comments about the Steelers’ defense. We check in on how Russell Wilson did for New York’s other team. Odds are out for the Backyard Brawl, but not yet for Penn State’s next game. And the Pirates head to the Beltway for a week. Fields feeling froggy Despite losing in their season opener 34-32, …
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LANDOVER, Md. — After an eight-month layoff, the Giants played their 18th game of the 2024 Season That Everyone Wants To Forget, and it went just as poorly as most of the others. Wait a second. Sunday was supposed to mark the start of a new season — and new era — with positive vibes and an upgraded roster? You …
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Each Sunday, three of The Athletic’s NFL writers react to the biggest news, plays and performances from the day’s games. The first Sunday of the NFL season featured a dominating performance by the Green Bay Packers against the division rival Detroit Lions, a duel between Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields, who traded places in the offseason; several promising rookie debuts; …
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When the Giants drafted Jaxson Dart in the first round this April, they guaranteed that head coach Brian Daboll would get questions about when the rookie will start any time that Russell Wilson doesn’t play well in a loss. It didn’t take long for that to happen. Wilson was 17-of-37 for 168 yards in a 21-6 loss to the Commanders …
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Discovery in the legal battle over It Ends With Us has unearthed communications laying the groundwork for a defamation lawsuit against Rebel Wilson from the producer of her directorial debut, The Deb, who says the actress was behind a series of anonymous websites that accused her sex trafficking. Last year, The Deb producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden …
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Perennial political candidate Willie Wilson encouraged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to send the National Guard to Chicago, insisting that a military intervention could help curb violence while invoking the killing of his son in the south suburbs. “It’s personal for me, from personal loss,” Wilson said at a news conference in the Loop. “But also personal for me as …
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