New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart’s aggressive playing style has put him under intense NFL scrutiny, resulting in his league-leading fifth concussion evaluation in just 10 games dating back to the preseason.

During Sunday’s 29-21 loss to the Washington Commanders, Dart was pulled in a critical moment — after a first-and-goal at the 2-yard line — for yet another check, despite insisting he didn’t take a significant hit.

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The rookie signal-caller expressed clear frustration in his postgame press conference.

“I tried to put a little trick pass on it. They did a good job of covering it, so didn’t want to make a bad play worse by forcing the ball. Just tried to get it back to the line of scrimmage,” he told reporters. “I’m not really sure what the reason was I had to come out of the game. It was just a really — it was weird. I don’t understand it.”

Pressed on whether this removal surprised him, Dart said it wasn’t the first time.

“This definitely wasn’t the first time that I’ve been surprised that I’ve had to come out,” he said. “But I was definitely surprised, just didn’t feel like it was that big of a hit at all. Obviously, just the situation that we were in, too, first-and-goal on the two, that’s a big thing that happens in the game. So, I was definitely surprised.”

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Dart acknowledged the pattern.

“Yeah, absolutely. I mean, you don’t just see people getting taken out of the game like that. I definitely feel like there’s a sensitivity for some reason,” he said.

Asked if the league might be overcorrecting after previously clearing him, Dart stopped short of being accusatory but acknowledged the unbalanced nature of his evaluations.

“I’m not sure for the reason. I think that would just be something that hopefully can get communicated. I’m not really sure, to be honest, why that happened,” he said.

On potential solutions, Dart admitted: “Maybe just run the other way. I have no idea. I’m not sure.”

This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Giants’ Jaxson Dart growing frustrated with NFL’s concussion testing