Giants QB Dart Faces Season-Ending Knee Surgery — SkimNews
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- Jaxson Dart could miss the rest of the season after sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo that his left knee injury is more severe than initially feared, with season-ending surgery now a possibility.
- John Harbaugh said Monday the Giants "likely avoided a devastating outcome" — a prognosis that directly contradicts the sources' report just one day later.
- The injury happened on the Giants' seventh snap of a 28-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, when linebacker Byron Young hit Dart on his right side and sent him into Josaiah Stewart, who undercut the QB's legs.
- Backup Jameis Winston replaced Dart and finished 11 of 27 for 111 yards and an interception; Winston signed a two-year, $13 million contract extension earlier this month, locking him in as the starter.
- Jake Haener remains on the Giants' practice squad as the only other quarterback option behind Winston for the foreseeable future.
- Dart, 23, had starred in New York's Week 1 win over Dallas, completing 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns while adding 54 rushing yards.
Why it matters: A QB who looked like the Giants' breakout star with three touchdowns in Week 1 now faces possible season-ending surgery, and Harbaugh's Monday claim that they "avoided a devastating outcome" was directly contradicted by sources within 24 hours. With Winston locked in via a freshly signed $13M extension, the Giants' season outlook shifts from promising to uncertain overnight.
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