NFL Network: Giants' Jaxson Dart potentially out for season after testing shows worse knee injury
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart may miss the remainder of the 2026 season due to a knee injury that was found to be more severe than initially diagnosed. The team is currently evaluating whether surgery is required.
Why it matters
The loss of a starting quarterback significantly impacts the competitive outlook for the Giants and the broader NFL season landscape.
Jaxson Dart's 2026 season is in jeopardy.
The New York Giants starting quarterback could potentially miss the rest of the season after testing on Tuesday showed his knee injury is worse than initially feared, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
Schefter added Dart could undergo season-ending surgery.
“Right now evaluations are ongoing. We haven’t gotten any final decisions yet," Giants head coach John Harbaugh said on Tuesday, minutes after the report broke. "We’ve learned a lot more. I wouldn’t really want to share too much until decisions get made and that takes more than one person. It takes everybody involved.
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