{"id":526772,"date":"2025-11-15T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/526772\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:07:16","slug":"jaxson-dart-back-at-giants-practice-in-next-protocol-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/526772\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaxson Dart back at Giants practice in next protocol step"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart<\/a> unexpectedly showed up on the practice field Friday to stretch with his teammates<\/a> and then worked out after.<\/p>\n

That marked a step forward in Dart\u2019s progression through the concussion protocol despite being ruled out for Sunday\u2019s game against the Green Bay Packers (5-3-1).<\/p>\n

Interim head coach Mike Kafka has said multiple times that Dart is \u201con track\u201d in the protocol, but he was careful not to discuss the details or timeline of Dart\u2019s concussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s still in the protocol, and I wouldn\u2019t want to speak on what the severity of it is,\u201d Kafka said. \u201cI know our guys are taking care of him, and he\u2019s been around the building and around the guys. So it\u2019s been cool to see him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caution with Dart would be prudent here by the Giants<\/a> (2-8). Their season is over. Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo are out for good. And Dart has been evaluated for a concussion four times in four months.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not out of the question, therefore, that the team could keep Dart out for more than one game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think whatever the docs and our medical staff recommend us do, that\u2019s probably the best,\u201d Kafka said about that possibility. \u201cI\u2019m not a doctor, so whatever\u2019s best for him is what we\u2019ll do.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the training staff\u2019s decision to ramp up Dart\u2019s protocol to on-field work this quickly seems to indicate that the rookie is tracking towards a return sooner than later, as long as he does not suffer a setback.<\/p>\n

If the Giants intend to bring Dart back for next week\u2019s trip to Detroit then, they need to do a way better job of protecting him.<\/p>\n

They cannot risk long-term consequences and symptoms for their promising young quarterback, especially during a meaningless stretch of games.<\/p>\n

Dart\u2019s future already was put in jeopardy by apparent negligence last Sunday in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Neither the NFL\u2019s concussion spotters nor the Giants immediately evaluated the quarterback after he fumbled, hit his head on the grass and lied motionless late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Quarterback coach Shea Tierney spoke to Dart once he slowly rose from the ground and came to the sideline, and Tierney said he didn\u2019t notice anything off about Dart.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe came off, and he was just talking about the fumble,\u201d Tierney said.<\/p>\n

So did Tierney ask Dart why he didn\u2019t reach out for the ball after he fumbled on that play?<\/p>\n

\u201cNever really came up,\u201d Tierney said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t talk about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kafka seemingly played a role in identifying that something was wrong with Dart when the Giants started their next drive.<\/p>\n

As the play-calling offensive coordinator, Kafka was the one sending plays in to the quarterback\u2019s headset and communicating directly with him.<\/p>\n

Kafka noted that something \u201cdidn\u2019t sound right\u201d about Dart.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a time where we had some time between the play when we were flipping fields, and it didn\u2019t sound right, didn\u2019t feel right,\u201d Kafka said. \u201cSo out of respect for the kid and his health we said, \u2018Hey, we should probably just get him checked out and let the doctors decide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not easy to do, I\u2019ll say that, taking your quarterback out of the game,\u201d Kafka added. \u201cI thought it was really smart and heads up by our staff and the coaches that saw it and identified it quickly, as fast as they could, and then got it to the doctors, which I thought was important.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of mid-afternoon Friday, there had been no investigation opened into the apparent mishandling of Dart\u2019s concussion.<\/p>\n

Dart is the most exciting and important player on this team. He is also the biggest attraction to head coaching candidates during the Giants\u2019 upcoming search to replace the fired Brian Daboll.<\/p>\n

More game experience can help his development. But his health means more. It means everything.<\/p>\n

So the Giants need to proceed appropriately. And cautiously.<\/p>\n

ADEBO BACK, THIBODEAUX AND SLAYTON OUT<\/p>\n

Dart (concussion), wide receiver Darius Slayton (hamstring), edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder), defensive lineman Chauncey Golston (Neck) and offensive lineman Evan Neal (hamstring) are out for Sunday\u2019s game against the Packers.<\/p>\n

Safety Tyler Nubin (neck) and defensive lineman Rakeem Nu\u00f1ez-Roches Sr. (toe) are doubtful and are not expected to play.<\/p>\n

Corner Paulson Adebo (knee) and Bobby Okereke (shoulder) are listed as questionable, but the good news is both are expected to play. Adebo has missed the last three games during the Giants\u2019 four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart unexpectedly showed up on the practice field Friday to stretch with his teammates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[22094,7,519,1801,13,11946,1917,56,2321,2469,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-526772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-concussion","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-jameis-winston","12":"tag-jaxson-dart","13":"tag-mike-kafka","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-giants","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkgiants","18":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115553163753119897","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}