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Jaxson Dart’s season-ending injury means Giants’ young offensive core delayed another year

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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.

Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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Narrative

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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🔮 By then, Nabers could be one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on his second contract.

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Jaxson Dart’s season-ending injury means Giants’ young offensive core delayed another year · assertive framing

Claims (40 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Giants’ triplets have yet to be born. asserted

triplets → have → ?

Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. asserted

Access → access → subscribers

Giants → try → 2027

By then, Nabers could be one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on his second contract. uncertain

Nabers → pay → contract

“It sucks,” Skattebo said. asserted

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. asserted

I → have → Year

We have a lot of football ahead of us.” asserted

We → have → us

Since Dart was drafted, the Giants have run 1,277 offensive plays. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

Skattebo → start → Week

Now, Nabers and Skattebo back, but Dart is done for the season. asserted

Dart → do → season

The chemistry-building disruptions keep coming. asserted

disruptions → build → ?

“Takes a breath out of you, for sure,” Nabers said. asserted

Nabers → take → you

“Just trying to be there for him like he was there for me. asserted

he → try → me

It’s sad to say: You can’t predict injuries. asserted

You → ’ → injuries

So, it’s a shame that it happens, but you go through it.” asserted

you → ’ → it

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.” asserted

he → injure → results

I’ll be fine,” Nabers said. asserted

Nabers → say → ?

“We’re smiling. asserted

We → smile → ?

I’m out there playing, catching the ball.” asserted

I → ’m → ball

Except Nabers is catching passes from Jameis Winston. asserted

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. asserted

who → stick → Nabers

“It’s time and preparation for everything,” Nabers said. asserted

Nabers → ’ → everything

“I haven’t shared the field with him that much, even in practice. asserted

I → share → practice

Going through a whole spring camp with him, that builds chemistry. asserted

that → go → chemistry

So, it’s just sad that one of your brothers goes down. asserted

one → ’ → brothers

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.” asserted

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. asserted

Giants → leave → playoffs

For that to happen, Nabers and Skattebo have to pick up Dart’s slack. asserted

Nabers → happen → slack

“He’s already probably thinking about coming back as fast as possible,” Skattebo said. asserted

Skattebo → think → ?

Nabers already has played with seven different quarterbacks since he was drafted in 2024. asserted

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. asserted

Winston → know → interceptions

“He believes in his receivers to go make plays for him,” Nabers said. asserted

Nabers → believe → him

“And we plan to do that. asserted

we → plan → that

The fact that he gives us opportunity means he believes in the good work you put in, in practice.” And in the classroom. asserted

you → give → classroom

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. asserted

that → look → knee

“We just have to do a better job of just studying, myself included,” Nabers said. asserted

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.” asserted

you → put → way

Nabers is cluing in to how the Winston’s ball placement, spin and release point. asserted

Nabers → clue → ?

“It’s a work in progress,” Nabers said, “to just sudden change.” asserted

Nabers → ’ → change