The New York Giants dealt with what appeared from the outside as a locker room split after franchise quarterback Jaxson Dart dipped his toes into politics and introduced United States President Donald Trump at an event in Rockland County, New York.
Giants star defender Abdul Carter seemingly took exception to the introduction, but later clarified that he had spoken with Dart and the two were all “good.”
Me & JD6 are good! We spoke earlier as Men. Yall can keep yall narratives.
— Abdul Carter (@1NCRDB1) May 23, 2026
For his part, Dart is focusing on his on-field work, and assured reporters in a media session over the weekend that he is aware that he needs to protect himself and stay healthy for his team.
“That was one of like our first meetings with [quarterbacks coach Brian] Callahan, you know, just pulling up my tape and just going over situationally like, you know, is it worth the risk here in this situation? That’s what we talk about a ton is just situationally just being smart. . . .
“It’s important for the quarterback to make sure that how he’s feeling one play, that he’s going to feel that same way the next play. And then at the same time, just having the experience last year of sitting out two games. . . . I just hated that time of not being out there with my teammates. So I obviously understand the most important thing is to be out there. You just grow and learn from things. I think I’m gonna do a good job this year, for sure.”
That being said, Dart has no plans to lose his competitive edge.
“My competitiveness isn’t gonna change at all,” he said. “I think just, like I said, it just goes into situationally, just what times it’s worth it, what times it’s not. And just making those mature decisions.”
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