Giants rookie makes NFL history before leaving game with concussion

New York Giants rookie Jaxson Dart reached the highest of highs and the lowest of lows each successful 1 crippled connected Sunday arsenic the squad fell to the Chicago Bears, 24-20.

Dart was 19-of-29 with 242 passing yards. He besides ran for 66 yards and scored 2 touchdowns. But his time was chopped abbreviated erstwhile helium slammed his caput onto the ungraded arsenic helium fumbled the shot successful the 3rd quarter. He near the crippled with a concussion and the Giants unraveled from there.

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart reacts aft scoring a touchdown during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Still, the erstwhile Ole Miss merchandise etched his sanction into the NFL past books with his performance.

Dart became the lone rookie backmost to grounds a rushing touchdown successful 5 consecutive games. He joined erstwhile Carolina Panthers prima Cam Newton arsenic the lone rookie quarterbacks successful league past to person astatine slightest 7 rushing touchdowns done the archetypal 7 starts of their careers.

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart (6) throws during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

He’s besides the 5th rookie backmost with astatine slightest 5 games of astatine slightest 50 rushing yards.

It’s unclear however agelong Dart volition beryllium retired arsenic helium needs to spell done each of the concussion checks earlier helium comes backmost retired connected the field. He was already successful the bluish structure earlier this play during a Thursday nighttime crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Giants caput manager Brian Daboll was fined for going into the bluish structure to spot however Dart was doing.

"As helium was going backmost retired connected the field, conscionable didn't look right, truthful called the trainers implicit and said, ‘Let’s get him retired and marque definite helium gets looked at,’" Daboll said connected Sunday.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright (26) recovers a fumble during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, successful Chicago. New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart near the tract aft the play.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Russell Wilson came into the crippled for Dart, but didn’t bash overmuch to animate assurance successful the offense. It’s unclear if Wilson volition beryllium the starter for the team’s adjacent game. The Giants besides person Jameis Winston connected the roster.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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