Copyright Staten Island Advance
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart did not return to Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears because of a what the team termed a possible concussion. The Giants wound up losing the game, 24-20, to drop to 2-7 on the season. Dart was slow to get up toward the end of the third quarter after he was hit by Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, leading to a fumble that the Bears recovered. After being evaluated in the blue medical tent, Dart was taken to the locker room. At the time, Fox Sports sideline reporter Pam Oliver stated he was being evaluated for a concussion. Backup quarterback Russell Wilson came in and led the Giants on a drive that ended with a Younghoe Koo 19-yard field goal. Although Dart completed 65.5% of his passes Sunday (19 of 29) for 242 yards, it was his legs that powered the Giants’ offense. At the time, he led the Giants with 66 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Head coach and play-caller Brian Daboll called many of the designed runs, with success attacking the edge of the Bears’ defense and picking up chunks of yards, including a 24-yard touchdown run with 12:14 remaining in the third quarter. This is not Dart’s first time being evaluated for a concussion. In the Giants’ 34-17 Week 6 win against the Eagles, Dart was taken into the medical tent to check whether he sustained a head injury. The team was fined $200,000 for violating concussion protocol, with Daboll personally being fined $100,000 and running back Cam Skattebo receiving a $15,000 fine for “conduct detrimental to the league” after both were seen trying to communicate with people in and around the tent.
