Giants' Jaxson Dart still has a problem to solve
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The New York Giants saw many good things out of Jaxson Dart in his rookie season.
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He certainly looked like a player worthy of their trade back into the first round to get him. In a lot of moments, he looked like a franchise quarterback.
But then there were the risks.
Dart put himself in danger too often. He took big hits. He went to the blue medical tent much more often than any team would want its QB to have to.
And so in 2026, Dart's second season, that's his task: Avoid the big ones.
"He has franchise-quarterback stuff and should continue to improve as long as he can stay on the field," ESPN's Dan Graziano wrote as part of a new article on Tuesday. "But that's the key."
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This doesn't become about New York's backup QB situation, either.
The simple reality is that the Giants want Dart playing, not any QB2 or QB3. And so Dart needs to take care of himself.
"Dart spent an alarming amount of time in the blue medical tent last season, and the Giants have spent a good amount of their time trying to impress upon him the importance of being available," Graziano writes. "Whether he heeds those lessons and learns to protect himself better -- especially when he takes off and runs -- will determine how long and successful his career can be. And it will determine whether the Giants can finally break out of the dreary cycle in which they've spent the past decade and a half."
The Giants don't want Dart to change who he is. He's a special talent capable of immensely impressive things on the football field.
They just need him to stay healthy, and he can play a big role in making sure that happens.
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