Giants' Jaxson Dart responds to Commanders' plan to 'go out hitting' rookie quarterback

The Washington Commanders did not effort to fell their crippled program for Jaxson Dart — they wanted to "go retired hitting."

That's what "Hard Knocks" cameras caught caput manager Dan Quinn telling his squad arsenic they prepared to look the New York Giants and the rookie sensation, who has been checked for 5 concussions and diagnosed with 1 since the preseason began.

It is nary concealed that Dart uses his legs arsenic a weapon, but the rookie has astir apt taken 1 excessively galore hits. Quinn pointed retired a New England Patriots linebacker's crushing stroke connected Dart 2 weeks agone successful Dart's instrumentality from a concussion.

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The Washington Commanders defence tries to instrumentality down New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart (6) successful the 2nd quarter, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (Kevin R. Wexler/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

"When he’s retired here, helium is simply a moving backmost first," Quinn said. "This is simply a bully deed by Christian Elliss connected the sideline, each right? He is not looking to spell down and get successful the slide. We got to spell retired hitting, fellas."

Dart scoffed astatine Quinn's comments, overmuch similar helium has to different concerns astir the hits helium has taken this season, stating their crippled program is thing helium hasn't seen before.

"I mean, [Georgia coach] Kirby Smart said the nonstop aforesaid happening each clip helium played against me, truthful did [former Alabama coach] Nick Saban, truthful did each manager that I played successful college,’’ Dart, an Ole Miss alum, said Wednesday aft practice, via SNY. "This is thing new. This isn’t similar a caller happening that’s been brought up successful my career."

Washington Commanders antiaircraft extremity Jacob Martin (55) tackles New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart (6) during the 2nd 4th astatine MetLife Stadium.  (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

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Commanders antiaircraft coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. echoed Quinn's sentiments.

"The backmost is simply a precise competitory dual-threat guy,’’ Whitt said successful a meeting. "He volition effort to tally the shot similar a moving back. He volition effort to tally you over. He volition effort to stiff-arm. He doesn’t truly tally retired of bounds. He doesn’t descent a full bunch. We tin get the shot disconnected of him. The shot is life, it is air, and we request it."

The Commanders went connected the roadworthy to instrumentality down the Giants, 29-21, adjacent with Marcus Mariota astatine the helm. Dart's 55.6 completion percent was his lowest people of the season, but helium did tally 9 times for 63 yards. 

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Dart has garnered an adjacent 400 yards connected the crushed connected 80 carries, 7 of which person resulted successful touchdowns. He volition surely look to adhd to those numbers against a stout Minnesota Vikings defence Sunday successful New Jersey.

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