New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will undergo an MRI on Tuesday to confirm that he has torn the MCL in his left knee and not ruptured it.
Dart went down after being hit hard by Los Angeles Rams linebackers Byron Young and Josiah Stewart in the first quarter of the Giants’ 28-6 loss at SoFI Stadium.
ESPN reported that Dart tried to re-enter the game in the first half, but was overruled by the Giants’ medical staff and was officially ruled out in the third quarter.
“We’ll know more (Tuesday),” coach John Harbaugh said. “We’re going to get an MRI (Tuesday) and feel really good about it.”
Harbaugh expressed confidence that the MCL did not suffer more serious damage.
He added: “There’s no question about it. The fact that it’s not this outcome that you’re talking about, the devastating outcome, that’s really good news.”
Skattebo supports the decision to take Giants QB Dart out of the game
Giants running back Cam Skattebo believes it was the right decision to take Dart out of the game.
“We talked and we have a long season,” Skattebo said. “So if he feels like he can go play, let him go play. If it’s better for him to sit and get some rest to get healthy and be ready to go and be 100 percent, then I think that’s the right decision.
“So the doctors looked at him and said, ‘Hey, you should probably sit out there,’ and that was the decision they made. Obviously, he probably didn’t agree with that. He went (to the sideline), gave us some energy and did what he had to do.”
Rams boosted by returning Donald
It was a rotten night for the Giants who couldn’t back up their first win against the Dallas Cowboys. Wide receiver Malik Nabers, outside linebacker Brian Burns and left tackle Andrew Thomas also suffered injuries, though none are believed to be serious.
They had no answer to a Rams team that was buoyed by the return of defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who made his first appearance since 2023 after coming out of retirement.
“If you didn’t get chills when they introduced him, you’re not alive,” Rams coach Sean McVay said.
“He commands attention. He attracts everybody around him. And I didn’t think it was a fluke that the energy we played with (tonight). I really thought the defensive coaches did a great job with his game plan, but ultimately it just elevated the situations he’s in and the people he’s around and that’s what big guys do and that’s what he does.”
QB Matthew Stafford was the architect of victory for the Rams as they bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to the San Francisco 49ers in their opener in Melbourne, Australia.
Stafford threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns, two to receiver Davante Adams. He now ranks sixth on the NFL career passing touchdown list with 426, trailing only Tom Brady (649), Drew Brees (571), Peyton Manning (539), Aaron Rodgers (528) and Brett Favre (508).
“This game is a special game,” Stafford said. “He’s treated me and my family and my life really well. So, happy to be a part of it and have so much respect for the guys that did it before me.”
