{"id":242034,"date":"2026-05-23T23:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242034\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T23:08:11","slug":"new-york-giants-abdul-carter-everything-is-good-with-jaxson-dart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/242034\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants&#8217; Abdul Carter: Everything is &#8216;good&#8217; with Jaxson Dart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 23, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a> edge rusher Abdul Carter addressed ongoing speculation about his relationship with quarterback Jaxson Dart on Saturday, stating that the two have reconciled following a brief public disagreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The situation arose after <a href=\"http:\/\/giantswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/giants\/2026\/05\/22\/new-york-giants-jaxson-dart-introduces-president-trump-before-rally\/90222126007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Dart introduced President Donald Trump<\/a> at a political rally in Suffern, New York, on Friday. Carter initially <a href=\"http:\/\/giantswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/giants\/2026\/05\/23\/new-york-giants-abdul-carter-questions-jaxson-dart-amid-trump-controversy\/90231475007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">reacted with surprise on social media<\/a>, posting &#8220;Thought this [expletive] was AI. What we doing, man?&#8221; which fueled widespread discussion and questions about team chemistry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In a follow-up post, Carter clarified the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The private conversation between the teammates appears to have resolved any concerns, emphasizing a mature approach to handling differences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The episode underscores the challenges professional athletes face when personal political views enter the public arena, particularly in a polarized climate. While some fans expressed disappointment over Carter&#8217;s initial comments, others appreciated the swift resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Others yet supported Carter&#8217;s initial confusion, questioning the sudden resolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">As the Giants continue preparations under head coach John Harbaugh, the organization and its players are expected to shift focus back to the field ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779577691_375_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 23, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET New York Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter addressed ongoing speculation about his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[679,9,11,10,87161,1941,1942,948,1041,930,947,691,949,682],"class_list":["post-242034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-accessfree","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-sourcegiants-wire","tag-sstssportsnflgiants","tag-sstsngiants","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagdonald-trump","tag-tagnew-york-giants","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsports-news","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}