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Giants End 4-13 With Dart’s Rise as Russell Wilson Discloses Hamstring Tear

Wilson’s injury disclosure reframes his benching as New York enters an offseason defined by a head‑coach hire plus veteran depth decisions.

Overview

  • Rookie Jaxson Dart closed his first NFL season with consecutive wins, finishing 12 starts with 2,272 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions, and 487 rushing yards with nine rushing scores.
  • Dart became the first NFL rookie to post at least 2,000 passing yards, 450 rushing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, nine rushing touchdowns, and five or fewer interceptions in a season.
  • Russell Wilson said he suffered a grade‑2 hamstring tear on the final play of practice before Week 2 against Dallas, then threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns while playing through the injury.
  • Wilson lost the starting job after Week 3, embraced a mentorship role for Dart, served as the emergency third quarterback in Week 18, and said he intends to keep playing as he approaches free agency.
  • The Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll during the season with Mike Kafka serving as interim, Jameis Winston remains under a two‑year deal as veteran depth, and WR Malik Nabers was noncommittal about being ready for Week 1 of 2026.