{"id":47536,"date":"2026-08-15T23:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47536"},"modified":"2026-08-15T23:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:15:52","slug":"giants-jaxson-dart-takes-goes-to-medical-tent-returns-with-beautiful-touchdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=47536","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Jaxson Dart takes goes to medical tent, returns with beautiful touchdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Jaxson Dart had Giants fans \u2014 and John Harbaugh \u2014 holding their breath and exhaling with exultation.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in the preseason opener Saturday against the Vikings despite the risk of injury, Dart finished the first quarter lying on the ground after taking a hit from a human speeding locomotive and went into the medical tent for a concussion check.<\/p>\n<p>Dart returned after missing two plays and immediately made something out of nothing, rolling left out of a broken pocket and throwing a touchdown pass to Malachi Fields to finish up what was a 14-play appetizer for the season at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The two main elements of Dart\u2019s rookie season were back on display: The off-script playmaking and the injury concerns, though Harbaugh did not barge into the medical tent like his rules-breaking predecessor Brian Daboll.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" 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