The adamant nature of rookie Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart perhaps showed up again in the Week 15 game against the Commanders. He got hit in the fourth quarter, and the team sent him out without taking any further risk. The signal caller later revealed that he was surprised.

“I tried to put a little trick pass on it. They did a good job covering it, so (I) didn’t want to make a bad play worse by forcing the ball,” Dart said in the post-game conference. “So just trying to get back to the end of scrimmage. I’m not really sure what the reason was I had to come out of the game. Just really, it was weird. I don’t understand.”

At 11:38 in the fourth quarter, the Giants were down by 15 points, 29-14. On the Washington 1st & goal line, Jaxson Dart tried to run into the end zone. But defensive tackles Javon Kinlaw and Eddie Goldman took him down to the ground for a loss of one yard. The referee sent him to the sideline to be checked for a concussion.

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The rookie went to the blue medical tent and returned after two plays. He has been checked for a concussion in 5 of 10 games, including the preseason. Clearly, the referee must have been concerned for his health as both linemen tackled him at once.

However, concussion specialist Chris Nowinski also made an interesting observation. He cited the Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and revealed that sometimes, a person might show delayed symptoms or show no symptoms at all. So, the teams need to be very careful with such issues. Dart also cleared that this wasn’t the first time of being sent out to be checked, but he was surprised, as this wasn’t a big hit.

Interim head coach Mike Kafka has an opposite stance on the situation. He isn’t worried at all.

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When the referee sent him to the sideline, everyone was worried. Just last week, he was involved in a tackle by the Patriots‘ linebacker Christian Eliss, which sent him flying out of bounds. But Kafka claimed Dart’s playing perfectly, without any changes needed.

“We’re not going to change much in terms of how we play the game,” Kafka said.

Clearly, he hasn’t talked to his offensive coordinator, Tim Kelly, who said that Jaxson Dart needs to stay alert and not put himself in harm’s way. He needs to protect himself so that they can have a bigger hope of winning the game. But Dart alone cannot win games.

Even his valiant effort could not save the game for the Big Blue. The rookie completed 20 of 36 passes for 246 passing yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He even had nine carries for 63 rushing yards. But they lost. The focus is increasing on Jaxson Dart’s fearless style of football that sometimes scares the fans.