Giants John Harbaugh suspects history informed…
Looking back on it, Giants head coach John Harbaugh thinks Jaxson Dart’s “history” of visits to the medical tent as a rookie might need had one thing to do with Dart being summoned Saturday to the tent in the second quarter of the afternoon’s 13-10 preseason loss to the Vikings.
Dart took a big hit from security Jay Ward after operating back Tyrone Tracy Jr. failed to find Ward on what ought to have been an automated blitz pickup.
Dart was slammed to the turf and stayed down for a few seconds.
Afterward, he said he was “puzzled’’ that he had to get checked out for a doable concussion.
“I’m sure it’s irritating,’’ Harbaugh said Sunday afternoon. “I’m not going to be essential of the league or whoever’s doing that upstairs. They do their job; they need to defend their gamers. I’m sure history or whatever they could keep in mind, perhaps that comes into play. I don’t know in a comparable scenario if another quarterback would have been called into the tent or not. There’s no method for us to know that.’’
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) walks off the sector after he was sacked during the first half of the Giants and Minnesota Vikings pre-season recreation in East Rutherford, NJ, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post
This was actually not a case of Dart being reckless with his physique or taking pointless dangers.
It was a case of Tracy whiffing on his project and getting his quarterback mauled.
Giants coach John Harbaugh appears on during the first half of the Giants and Minnesota Vikings pre-season recreation in East Rutherford, NJ, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post
“There’s no method he ought to have been hit there,’’ Harbaugh said. “I imply, it just shouldn’t have occurred. That was a basic safety. Should have been protected and we anticipate in that scenario to be protected in the future. I imply, it’s not like [Dart’s] going to be never hit, never tackled, never sacked. But it shouldn’t have been in that one, and it shouldn’t have been that simple to get to him.’’
It appears as if the Giants will need to add a operating back, as Dante “Turbo’’ Miller got here out of the sport with a gentle tissue/groin injury. At current, there are only six operating backs on the roster. … The Giants, trailing by three factors, had an alternative to ship rookie Dominic Zvada out to attempt a 62-yard area purpose with 2:29 remaining. After conferring with particular groups coordinator Chris Horton, Harbaugh deemed the kick into the wind to be too far to attempt. “We wished to kick it; I promise you, we wished to get him on the market to attempt one,’’ Harbaugh said. “Maybe he would have knocked it through.’’ Harbaugh hoped his protection may make a stop to get the ball back for the offense, but the Vikings picked up two first downs to run out the clock.
Harbaugh misplaced a replay problem early in the first quarter, contesting a reception by Jordan Addison that picked up 8 yards and a first down.
In the headset suggesting the problem was Ty Siam, the director of Football Data & Innovation, who held that position beforehand on Brian Daboll’s employees.
“He did a good job,’’ Harbaugh said. “I used to be pleased with it. I assumed the problem was the suitable problem. The ball moved, his palms had been on the facet, it hit the ground, the ball moved out of his control. They didn’t flip it over most likely because of the shadowing on the replay, you couldn’t most likely see it that clearly. They appeared at it for a long time. Good problem.’’
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