One week after his first career win, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is preparing for his first road start against the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome. And there’s a lot more at play here than a rookie QB wanting to go 2-0. He wants to prove the Saints wrong for passing on him in the 2025 NFL dradft.
“I think that there’s always a chip on your shoulder anytime that something like that happens,” Dart admitted when speaking with Giants media on Wednesday. “I felt like my visit with them went good. You kind of have thoughts in your head during the draft of what options are really realistic, and I definitely felt like that was a place that could’ve panned out. But things didn’t work out that way.”
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There was a lot of contact between the two sides; Dart’s pro day was one of the few in-person visits for Saints head coach Kellen Moore, having maintained contact with Dart since the Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine. On the week of the draft, ESPN reported the Saints were “hot and heavy” in pursuit of Dart. Just not enough to pick him at No. 9 overall. In the end, the Giants traded up from No. 34 to pick Dart at No. 25. That cost them two third-round draft picks. New Orleans stood pat at No. 40 and picked Tyler Shough. Now it’s on Dart to make them second-guess that strategy.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Giants QB Jaxson Dart eager to punish Saints for not drafting him