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By Aaron Becker
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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart had a very promising rookie season, but he also took unnecessary risks on several occasions.
The No. 25 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft would always fight for extra yards and not protect his body, but that's a change he's be intentionally trying to make.
During the Giants' latest training camp practice, Dart took off on a scramble and then slid near the sideline instead of coming into contact with a defender. Surprisingly, it also lead to the entire defensive sideline erupting into cheers.
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"Yeah, we've been begging him to do that for a while now, so I'm glad that he's starting to practice it," edge rusher Brian Burns said via SNY.
One of the Giants' top priorities for the 2026 season is making sure Dart is available on a weekly basis, and a large part in allowing that to happen is Dart protecting himself just like he did in practice.
It's certainly been a work in progress for Dart, but he seems to finally be turning a corner in that department with a big second year ahead of him.
This isn't to say Dart should never fight for extra yards as there are specific situations in games that it might be necessary to give the team a better chance to win. However, doing it all the time like Dart did as a rookie is not very smart.
Dart put his gritty play style on display last season while throwing for 2,272 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions and rushing for 487 yards and nine touchdowns.
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There's not doubt the Giants would welcome Dart dialing that play style back a bit, and it looks like he's on track to do just that.
A native of Kaysville, Utah, Dart played college football at USC (2021) and Ole Miss (2022-24), where he threw for 10,617 yards, 72 touchdowns and 22 interceptions and rushed for 1,500 yards and another 12 scores.
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