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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart will beryllium entering his first afloat play arsenic nan team’s starter pinch a wholly different coaching unit guiding his decision-making.
Giants caput coach John Harbaugh revitalized nan coaching unit heading into nan 2026 season, including bringing successful Matt Nagy arsenic nan team’s violative coordinator. Nagy, who was nan caput coach of nan Chicago Bears astatine 1 point, served arsenic nan Kansas City Chiefs' violative coordinator for nan past 3 seasons.
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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart throws a walk successful nan 4th fourth arsenic nan Giants hit nan Dallas Cowboys 34-17 successful East Rutherford connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Nagy worked straight pinch Patrick Mahomes arsenic nan squad won nan Super Bowl successful 2023 and astir completed a three-peat during nan 2024 season. He said to reporters connected Tuesday and expounded connected proposal he had for Dart arsenic nan erstwhile Ole Miss standout goes into his 2nd NFL season.
"The point I would opportunity pinch that speech that I've had pinch Jaxson is conscionable what you said. I deliberation it's a awesome point. He's Jaxson Dart. He's not Patrick Mahomes," Nagy said erstwhile asked astir imparting immoderate lessons astir moving pinch nan Chiefs’ quarterback. "I was capable to beryllium fortunate capable to beryllium astir Patrick for galore years, and I saw Patrick arsenic a rookie, and I sewage to spot him erstwhile I came backmost from Chicago 4 years in. I sewage to spot 4 much years of him arsenic a vet.
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New York Giants backmost successful a divided photograph pinch Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes. (IMAGN)
"But we tin usage that for more, like, routines and possibly really we did things, but nan 1 point that I cognize – first of all, I cognize really overmuch respect that Jaxson has for Patrick. We've talked a small spot astir nan process and what he's been through, but we've besides made it clear, you person to beryllium Jaxson Dart. He's going to do that.
"It’s our occupation to situation him and insulate him, springiness him direction, but he has to beryllium capable to show us, really he likes it, why he likes it, and truthful forth. We're going to beryllium really intentional connected really we do that. You look astatine Brian Callahan. He's been astir a batch of awesome quarterbacks too, and he's successful a room pinch them now. He's seen Peyton Manning to Matthew Stafford to Joe Burrow. That's valuable. That's really valuable."
Mississippi Rebels erstwhile backmost Jaxson Dart attends nan 2026 Fiesta Bowl semifinal crippled betwixt nan Miami Hurricanes and Mississippi Rebels astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Jan. 8, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
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Dart appeared successful 14 games for nan Giants successful 2025 and showed immoderate existent committedness astatine times. He had 2,272 passing yards and 15 touchdown passes to spell on pinch 487 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns. He vanished 4th successful Offensive Rookie of nan Year voting.
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