Jaxson Dart Addresses Giants After Trump Rally Furor as 2 First-Round Picks Move to Defuse Rift
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 28
Jaxson Dart Addresses Giants After Trump Rally Furor as 2 First-Round Picks Move to Defuse Rift
10 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 28
Wednesday’s Giants team meeting centered on Jaxson Dart’s introduction of President Donald Trump at a New York rally, with the second-year quarterback addressing teammates directly.
Abdul Carter had fueled the issue a day earlier by reacting on social media — “thought this sh** was AI, what we doing man” — before later saying he and Dart had spoken and were “good.”
Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Jameis Winston also spoke, and one reported message was that team matters should stay in-house rather than spill into public posts.
The episode drew attention because Dart and Carter were the Giants’ two 2025 first-round picks — Carter at No. 3 and Dart at No. 25 — and both became key starters last season.
The Giants continue OTAs through Friday, return June 1-4, then hold veteran minicamp June 8-10 before training camp opens in July.
After a public rift between two top picks, how can a team truly enforce keeping future issues internal?
How might the NFL's privacy policy change how teams handle players' public social media disputes?
What are the unwritten rules for young franchise players engaging in high-profile public events?