New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will miss the rest of the NFL regular season after undergoing knee surgery, as confirmed by head coach John Harbaugh on Wednesday. The surgery comes as a significant setback for the Giants, impacting their offensive strategy moving forward. Dart’s absence will require the team to adjust their game plan and possibly rely on backup quarterbacks for the remainder of the season.
In the latest of several quarterback injuries early this NFL season, Dart, 23, exited Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams after his left knee buckled awkwardly following a double tackle by defenders Josaiah Stewart and Byron Young.
Harbaugh initially expressed hope the quarterback had avoided a “devastating outcome,” but by Tuesday admitted Dart and the team were weighing up a major decision concerning the injury. The season’s not over, but it is for him,” Harbaugh said. It is a severe blow to the Giants after Dart excelled in their season-opening win over the Dallas Cowboys and had been widely tipped to thrive under new boss Harbaugh. “He’s bummed. It’s hard.
On Wednesday, Harbaugh confirmed the worst with surgery upcoming on his meniscus and medial collateral ligament .
A first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Dart showed promising form in his debut season. In beating the Cowboys, he threw 230 passing yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for another 54 yards. Dart was replaced by veteran quarterback Jameis Winston, who completed just 11-of-27 passes for 111 yards and no touchdowns, two sacks and one interception. Harbaugh backed 32-year-old Winston a former Tampa Bay, New Orleans and Cleveland quarterback who joined the Giants last year to improve on his rusty Monday showing.
Harbaugh said Dart is expected to miss the “regular season at least,” but appeared to leave the door open to his starting quarterback returning in the post-season if the Giants make it that far. You can’t pinpoint it exactly,” he told reporters. He has been in every single meeting,” said Harbaugh.
“There’s no way to know. It just depends on the recovery. “Jameis has been practicing every day. You know, he’s taking reps. He knows the offense. “He has been engaged every step of the way with everything we’re doing. So, from that perspective, it’s seamless. It’s not ideal at all, but it’s definitely seamless. Dart’s injury is one of several to have struck down NFL quarterbacks in the opening two weeks of the season. In week one, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a glute injury while Minnesota’s Kyler Murray suffered a concussion. amz/js This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
On Sunday, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered an elbow injury in his team’s loss to the Cowboys while Chicago Bears star Caleb Williams was also injured in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Williams’ back-up Tyson Bagent is also facing a potential spell on the sidelines after being placed in the concussion protocol on Sunday.
