New York Giants Named Jameis Wintson The Starter With Jaxson Dart In Concussion Protocol
On Monday Brian Daboll was removed as head coach. Mike Kafka was subsequently named the interim head coach and hasn’t wasted anytime in acclimating to the new position. Today during his press conference he announced a key decision he made. The New York Giants named Jameis Winston the starter with Jaxson Dart in concussion protocol. So the Green Bay Packers will face Winston when the two teams meet up at the Meadowlands on Sunday.
Before Wednesday’s practice in his first press conference since taking on the interim position he made the following statement:
“I have a lot of confidence in Jameis, have a lot of confidence in Russ, and he’ll be the backup as Jaxson works through the concussion protocol,” Kafka said. “I think our players are pros. They’re pros. So, my job is to get them in the best position to be successful and work through the week here and continue to make adjustments with the staff as we’re going to continue to prepare for Green Bay, which is the most important thing. So really taking our time, making sure we cross our T’s, dot our I’s, put together a great plan for the players because that’s really, at the end of the day, those are the guys that have been on my mind the last 48 hours.”
Thus that leaves Russell Wilson as the backup to Winston despite Wilson previously being the backup to Dart. According to Kafka the decision to start Winston was solely his. The last game Winston played in was Week 15 in 2024 when he was still with the Cleveland Browns. In the offseason Winston signed a two-year $8 million contract with the Giants and was the third string quarterback behind Dart and Wilson. Now the 31-year old will be making his first appearance of this season.
New York Giants Named Jameis Wintson The Starter With Jaxson Dart In Concussion Protocol
Winston can be an exciting player to watch but he also is known for committing turnovers. He could either throw multiple touchdown passes to win a game or throw multiple interceptions to lose it. You can never know what you are going to get with Winston but he’s usually fun to watch. Throughout his career he has played in 105 games with 87 starts for the Buccaneers (2015-19), Saints (2020-23), and Browns (2024). He has completed 1,944 passes out of 3,178 attempts (61.2 percent) for 24,225 yards and 154 touchdowns to 111 interceptions. He has also rushed for 1,297 yards and 12 touchdowns in his career.
Naturally the Giants hope the touchdown throwing Winston will show up on Sunday. At any rate, his presence could create a spark on the Giants’ offense which will be sorely needed if Dart won’t be playing.
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