{"id":285261,"date":"2026-05-26T21:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285261\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:43:12","slug":"giants-rookie-francis-mauigoa-pranks-jaxson-dart-with-custom-miami-hurricanes-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285261\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants rookie Francis Mauigoa pranks Jaxson Dart with custom Miami Hurricanes jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">For all the talk about the New York Giants&#8217; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/giants-abdul-carter-jaxson-dart-squash-potential-locker-room-rift-trump-event-appearance\">locker room being fractured<\/a>, it sure seems those narratives couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">After Giants quarterback <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/jaxson-dart\">Jaxson Dart<\/a> was called out on social media by former first-round pick Abdul Carter for his apparent support of President Donald Trump over the weekend, many in the media opined if this would cause dissension in the ranks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">If what we are seeing on social media is true, no one in New York should have anything to worry about.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/donald-trump-jaxson-dart-shake-hands-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump shaking hands with New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart at Rockland Community College\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart as he arrives to speak at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on May 22, 2026. (Alex Brandon\/AP)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rookie offensive lineman <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/giants-draft-pick-intense-jaxson-dart-message-im-ready-die\">Francis Mauigoa<\/a> posted a video to X of him &#8220;gifting&#8221; a custom Miami Hurricanes jersey to his new quarterback, and the reaction from Dart is absolutely priceless.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/abdul-carter-deletes-criticism-teammate-jaxson-dart-even-new-york-radio-host-shreds-air\">ABDUL CARTER DELETES CRITICISM OF TEAMMATE JAXSON DART EVEN AS NEW YORK RADIO HOST SHREDS HIM ON AIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Hurricanes jersey came complete with a &#8220;VRBO Fiesta Bowl&#8221; commemorative patch.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For those who don&#8217;t know, Miami (Mauigoa&#8217;s college team) beat Ole Miss (Dart&#8217;s college team) in the Fiesta Bowl just this past January to secure a spot in the national championship game against Indiana.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s a great prank, but beyond that, it shows that the locker room hasn&#8217;t splintered much if at all after Dart&#8217;s public appearance at <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/stop-comparing-jaxson-darts-new-york-trump-rally-speech-colin-kaepernicks-activism\">Trump&#8217;s speaking event over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/giants-use-top-10-picks-ohio-states-arvell-reese-miamis-francis-mauigoa-2026-nfl-draft\">GIANTS USE TOP-10 PICKS ON OHIO STATE&#8217;S ARVELL REESE, MIAMI&#8217;S FRANCIS MAUIGOA IN 2026 NFL DRAFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/francis-mauigoa-giants-nfl-draft-fox-news-001-042426-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Miami offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa reacts after being chosen by the New York Giants at NFL draft\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Miami offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa reacts after the New York Giants selected him with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft in Pittsburgh on April 23, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar\/AP)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mauigoa famously declared that he would &#8220;die for&#8221; his quarterback on NFL Draft night, so it&#8217;s nice to know those sentiments haven&#8217;t changed based on political leanings.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And for anyone who is accusing Mauigoa of being a closeted Trump supporter, here is the big man himself saying if he could invite one celebrity to his first game as a Giant, it would be <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/barack-obama\">Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Dart likes Trump. Mauigoa likes Obama.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/robert-griffin-iii-wants-end-trump-supporter-hatred-not-how-you-unite-people\">ROBERT GRIFFIN III WANTS END TO TRUMP-SUPPORTER HATRED: &#8216;NOT HOW YOU UNITE PEOPLE&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Yet here they are, sharing a laugh and some light-hearted ribbing over their <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-fb\">college football<\/a> allegiances like guys do to each other.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There aren&#8217;t any hard feelings between the two, and if there were, they were handled behind closed doors and not over social media.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6921514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\">ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nfl-giants-jaxson-dart-121525-1.jpg\" alt=\"New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart looking on at Lincoln Financial Field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart looks on before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 26, 2025. (Bill Streicher\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Giants are going to be just fine because they have players like Mauigoa and Dart who can put any political differences that may exist between the two of them to the side for the greater good of the team.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There are a lot of people on the Internet right now who could take a page out of these two young men&#8217;s books.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">You don&#8217;t have to be at someone&#8217;s throat based on which political party they support.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s working out for the Giants&#8217; quarterback and his offensive lineman &#8212; why can&#8217;t it work for the rest of us?<\/p>\n<p>Austin Perry is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For all the talk about the New York Giants&#8217; locker room being fractured, it sure seems those narratives&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[409,10843,123,125,124,10827,119,105742],"class_list":["post-285261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-donald-trump","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-outkick-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}