That sense dissipated more and more<\/a> as the clock ticked, even though it does not appear Dart experienced a significant setback.\u00a0<\/p>\nThe decision to rule out Dart was \u201cbased on the testing and the results,\u201d Kafka said. In order to play, Dart needs to be a full practice participant \u2014 quarterbacks are never contacted \u2014 and be medically cleared by an independent neurologist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy only concern was just making sure Jaxson\u2019s healthy and right,\u201d said Kafka, a former NFL quarterback. \u201cWe have a lot of trust in the doctors. We have a lot of trust going through the concussion process. I know myself, I\u2019ve had a couple concussions over the course of my career, and you just want to feel comfortable and good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dart led the NFL in designed quarterback runs and was second among quarterbacks in hits taken through Week 10 (despite not starting until Week 4).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rookie\u2019s injury combined with a fourth-quarter collapse against the Bears was the final straw in head coach Brian Daboll\u2019s firing. He has been checked for a concussion four times in his past nine games dating to the preseason, but he passed the first three tests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Jaxson Dart returned to Giants practice after suffering a concussion. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
How does Dart look in practice? Is the Giants\u2019 medical staff just being extra cautious with the future of the franchise?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJaxson looked like his normal self,\u201d Kafka said. \u201cHe looked great.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
No two concussions are exactly the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Daniel Jones returned from a concussion without missing a game for the Giants in 2021, while the Texans\u2019 C.J. Stroud missed his third straight game Thursday night due to a concussion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think you want to take away [Dart\u2019s] edge,\u201d left tackle Andrew Thomas said. \u201cWe\u2019re playing football. Obviously, you want everybody to be safe, but the reality is there are injuries. I trust the trainers to make the right decision to determine when he is ready, and we\u2019ll do our best to protect him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Winston, who began the season as a third-stringer, will be backed up by Russell Wilson against the Lions. He led three touchdown drives against the Packers but committed two fourth-quarter turnovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI prepare every single week,\u201d Winston said. \u201cYou\u2019re saying the life of being a backup [quarterback], this is the life of being an NFL quarterback: staying ready so you don\u2019t have to get ready. Pressure is for the unprepared.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dart\u2019s next chance to play would be Dec. 1 on \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d against the Patriots. The Giants also could slow-play Dart\u2019s return and hold him out until after the bye week that follows the trip to New England.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s looked great,\u201d Winston said after Thursday\u2019s practice. \u201cNothing\u2019s changed. He\u2019s a young superstar, and he\u2019s continued to improve every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Winston said that the only thing that changes for him as the starter is more communication with the receivers between Friday and Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI do some emojis every now and then, mainly the one where you\u2019re like blowing out the smoke, like, \u2018Let\u2019s go get it!\u2019 \u201d Winston said. \u201cThat one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Giants like to run Jaxson Dart, but they aren\u2019t rushing him.\u00a0 Dart did not clear the NFL\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2675,20363,3917,9,2683,11,10,22,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-48171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-detroit-lions","9":"tag-jameis-winston","10":"tag-jaxson-dart","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-new-york-headlines","14":"tag-new-york-news","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48171","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=48171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Jaxson Dart on the Giants sidelines during the loss to the Packers on Nov. 16, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n