Jaxson Dart to start at quarterback for the Giants against the Chargers, AP sources say
More than a limited New York Giants fans at the Meadowlands chanted We want Dart after Russell Wilson threw an interception during a third consecutive loss to start the season on Sunday night Now they are getting him The Giants are turning to rookie Jaxson Dart to start at quarterback in their next tournament Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers according to two people familiar with the decision The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the change had not been revealed Dart replaces Wilson with New York off to an - start and the unbeaten Chargers coming to town Wilson is expected to dress as the backup with journeyman Jameis Winston remaining third on the depth chart Coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal Monday about who his QB would be after Wilson threw two interceptions in a - defeat to Kansas City on Sunday night Daboll stated he and his staff were evaluating everything declining to answer who else might be involved in making a change at football s the greater part significant position Dart is set to make his first NFL start after getting a handful of snaps the past two weeks He has yet to attempt a pass while Wilson has thrown all of them so far going of for yards three touchdowns and three picks The Giants traded back into the first round to select Dart with the th pick and see the Mississippi product as their quarterback of the future We put him in the encounter for the last two weeks Daboll revealed Monday when appealed about Dart We wouldn t put anybody in a match we don t feel confident with Dart is in line to be New York s sixth different QB to start a competition going back to joining Wilson Daniel Jones Tommy DeVito Drew Lock Tyrod Taylor and Davis Webb Giants adding insurance at kicker The Giants are signing kicker Younghoe Koo to their practice squad according to a person familiar with the move The person spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because it hadn t been stated Koo provides a few insurance after Graham Gano injured a groin muscle during pregame warmups Sunday night Gano sat out the first half before making a -yard field goal early in the fourth quarter It was not clear how much Gano would be able to practice this week and what his availability might be for the Chargers contest AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL Source
