Jordan Raanan
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are planning to bench quarterback Russell Wilson in favor of first-round rookie Jaxson Dart after three video games, sources informed ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.
Dart's first begin will come at house Sunday in opposition to the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium. The twenty fifth general choose this yr out of Ole Miss served because the backup to Wilson for the primary three video games of the season.
The Giants (0-3) even have veteran Jameis Winston on the roster.
Head coach Brian Daboll left open the potential of making a change at quarterback when he stated Monday afternoon that the staff was “evaluating every part” and refused to declare Wilson the starter.
Wilson struggled in Sunday night time's 22-9 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. He threw for 160 yards and tossed a pair of interceptions. There was additionally an unpleasant crimson zone possession late within the contest the place he threw the ball out of bounds on fourth down, and he was booed late within the first half after the second interception.
The swap to Dart is a transfer that might reinvigorate a disillusioned fan base. Followers cheered when the rookie got here on the sphere for a snap within the second quarter on Sunday night time. That contrasted with their booing after Wilson threw a second-quarter interception in a tie recreation in his first house recreation with the staff.
Dart has been making ready for this second ever for the reason that Giants traded again into the primary spherical to get him to New York. He has achieved nothing however impress since taking the sphere within the spring. Dart began the spring with the third-team offense and shortly labored his well past Winston early in the summertime.
His first prolonged style of regular-season NFL motion will come in opposition to a Chargers protection that's at present permitting beneath 300 yards per recreation.
Dart will give the Giants' offense a special look and extra choices. His potential to run the ball and the zone-read had his model of the offense wanting vastly totally different from the first-team unit with Wilson all through the summer time.
