Jaxson Dart, a key player on the New York Giants' young offensive core, has suffered a season-ending injury. This setback delays the team's plans to develop a cohesive unit around Dart, Malik Nabers, and Cam Skattebo until at least 2027. The article highlights that since Dart was drafted, he and Nabers have only played together for 74 of the Giants' total 1,277 offensive plays this season, with their full trio combining for just 43 plays before injuries sidelined both Skattebo and now Dart.
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Jaxson Dart, the 23-year-old quarterback for the New York Giants, is expected to undergo season-ending knee surgery after suffering severe damage to his left knee during a game against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. The injury includes damage to his MCL, PCL, and meniscus, though his ACL seems fine. This comes as a significant blow to the team's prospects for the rest of the season.
Dart was injured in the first quarter when he was sandwiched between multiple defenders, causing a collision with his left knee. He had only recently become the starter after an injury to Russell Wilson earlier this year. In 14 games and 12 starts during his rookie season, Dart completed 63.7% of his passes for 2,272 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions.
With Dart out indefinitely, Jameis Winston, a 12-year veteran who struggled in relief against the Rams on Monday night, is set to take over as the starting quarterback. The Giants now face an uphill battle, as they were originally projected to win around 8 games for the season but are now being offered betting odds of only 5.5 wins by sportsbooks.
The timing of Dart's injury has also reignited discussions about a so-called "Trump Curse," after the quarterback was praised by then-President Donald Trump at a Republican rally in May for having legs like tree trunks, shortly before his injury occurred. This curse theory suggests that players or teams receiving presidential attention often face significant setbacks soon afterward.
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The Giants’ triplets have yet to be born.
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triplets → have → ?
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tRY IT NOWAny dreams the Giants have of building a Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison connection between Jaxson Dart and Malik Nabers — or a Troy Aikman-Emmitt Smith-Michael Irvin trio with Dart, Cam Skattebo and Nabers — are on hold again until at least 2027.
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Giants → try → 2027
By then, Nabers could be one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on his second contract.
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Nabers → pay → contract
“It sucks,” Skattebo said.
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Skattebo → suck → ?
“But the bright side is we have a long future ahead of us and — with Malik being in Year 3, I’m in Year 2, Jaxson in Year 2.
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I → have → Year
We have a lot of football ahead of us.”
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Since Dart was drafted, the Giants have run 1,277 offensive plays.
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Giants → draft → plays
Dart and Nabers have shared the field for just 74, and the triplets of Dart, Nabers and Skattebo have played just 43 together.
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triplets → share → 43
Dart didn’t start the first three games of his rookie season, Nabers suffered a season-ending torn ACL early in Week 4, and Skattebo suffered a season-ending open tibia fracture in Week 8.
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Skattebo → start → Week
Now, Nabers and Skattebo back, but Dart is done for the season.
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Dart → do → season
The chemistry-building disruptions keep coming.
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disruptions → build → ?
“Takes a breath out of you, for sure,” Nabers said.
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Nabers → take → you
“Just trying to be there for him like he was there for me.
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he → try → me
It’s sad to say: You can’t predict injuries.
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So, it’s a shame that it happens, but you go through it.”
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The only silver lining for now is that the X-ray on Nabers’ shoulder — injured Monday night against the Rams when he crashed to the turf trying to make a catch and was held to one catch for one yard – returned “good results.”
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he → injure → results
I’ll be fine,” Nabers said.
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Nabers → say → ?
“We’re smiling.
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We → smile → ?
I’m out there playing, catching the ball.”
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I → ’m → ball
Except Nabers is catching passes from Jameis Winston.
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Nabers → catch → Winston
And stuck on zero (of his nine career) touchdown catches from Dart, who has thrown zero of his 18 career touchdown passes to Nabers.
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who → stick → Nabers
“It’s time and preparation for everything,” Nabers said.
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Nabers → ’ → everything
“I haven’t shared the field with him that much, even in practice.
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I → share → practice
Going through a whole spring camp with him, that builds chemistry.
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that → go → chemistry
So, it’s just sad that one of your brothers goes down.
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I know how much he wanted to accomplish, he knows how much I wanted to accomplish and just to see it put on pause, I feel for him.”
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I → know → him
Head coach John Harbaugh left the door open for Dart to make a timetable-pushing comeback if the Giants reach the playoffs.
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Giants → leave → playoffs
For that to happen, Nabers and Skattebo have to pick up Dart’s slack.
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Nabers → happen → slack
“He’s already probably thinking about coming back as fast as possible,” Skattebo said.
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Skattebo → think → ?
Nabers already has played with seven different quarterbacks since he was drafted in 2024.
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he → play → 2024
But Winston is a unique gunslinger known for throwing into tight windows and giving his receivers shots to win downfield 50/50 balls without fear of interceptions.
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Winston → know → interceptions
“He believes in his receivers to go make plays for him,” Nabers said.
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Nabers → believe → him
“And we plan to do that.
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The fact that he gives us opportunity means he believes in the good work you put in, in practice.”
And in the classroom.
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The Giants receivers and tight ends looked confused on multiple pre-snap alignments against the Rams, including the play that left Dart with a damaged PCL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee.
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that → look → knee
“We just have to do a better job of just studying, myself included,” Nabers said.
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Nabers → have → job
“Putting in extra time, putting in extra work … writing the plays up, seeing how you can understand the plays in your own way.”
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you → put → way
Nabers is cluing in to how the Winston’s ball placement, spin and release point.
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Nabers → clue → ?
“It’s a work in progress,” Nabers said, “to just sudden change.”
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Nabers → ’ → change
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