Heat in the red zone
Two days on, Jaxson Dart still saw nothing wrong with it. The New York Giants quarterback ran in a touchdown during a red-zone drill at the team’s West Virginia camp, then bounced the ball off the facemask of cornerback Greg Newsome II. Officials flagged him 15 yards for taunting before the extra point. Dart called it competition, not conflict.
“G-New’s my brother. I mean, brothers compete, brothers get into it, and that’s just part of the competitiveness that we have out here,” Dart told reporters. “It’s a battle every single play, and I think that when you’re in those environments, it just gets competitive.”
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The Giants aren’t worried
Day 2 in pads. Tempers short, legs heavy, points on the line in a live red-zone period. Tight end Isaiah Likely framed the flare-up as the edge a locker room wants from its quarterback. “Just them competing,” he said, before adding that it was “the type of dog you want in a quarterback.” Coaches would rather cool that fire than light it.
The penalty itself carried no weight in August, a 15-yard taunting call inside a practice period. The worry is the calendar. A young passer cannot hand defenses free yards once games count, and Dart knows the same spark that fuels a red-zone run can wreck a drive on a Sunday.
An audition with an edge
Dart is still writing his case for snaps in New York, and camp is the stage. Every rep gets graded, every exchange logged. Playing with fire earns trust from teammates who prize the competitor. It also invites the scrutiny that trails young quarterbacks who let emotion run past the whistle. For now, the Giants will take the dog and coach the discipline.
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