Giants coach shares wisdom for Jaxson Dart after working with Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City

New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart volition beryllium entering his archetypal afloat play arsenic the team’s starter with a wholly antithetic coaching unit guiding his decision-making.

Giants caput manager John Harbaugh revitalized the coaching unit heading into the 2026 season, including bringing successful Matt Nagy arsenic the team’s violative coordinator. Nagy, who was the caput manager of the Chicago Bears astatine 1 point, served arsenic the Kansas City Chiefs' violative coordinator for the past 3 seasons.

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart throws a walk successful the 4th fourth arsenic the Giants bushed the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Nagy worked straight with Patrick Mahomes arsenic the squad won the Super Bowl successful 2023 and astir completed a three-peat during the 2024 season. He spoke to reporters connected Tuesday and expounded connected proposal helium had for Dart arsenic the erstwhile Ole Miss standout goes into his 2nd NFL season.

"The happening I would accidental with that speech that I've had with Jaxson is conscionable what you said. I deliberation it's a large point. He's Jaxson Dart. He's not Patrick Mahomes," Nagy said erstwhile asked astir imparting immoderate lessons astir moving with the Chiefs’ quarterback. "I was capable to beryllium fortunate capable to beryllium astir Patrick for galore years, and I saw Patrick arsenic a rookie, and I got to spot him erstwhile I came backmost from Chicago 4 years in. I got to spot 4 much years of him arsenic a vet.

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New York Giants backmost successful a divided photograph with Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes. (IMAGN)

"But we tin usage that for more, like, routines and possibly however we did things, but the 1 happening that I cognize – archetypal of all, I cognize however overmuch respect that Jaxson has for Patrick. We've talked a small spot astir the process and what he's been through, but we've besides made it clear, you person to beryllium Jaxson Dart. He's going to bash that.

"It’s our occupation to situation him and insulate him, springiness him direction, but helium has to beryllium capable to archer us, however helium likes it, wherefore helium likes it, and truthful forth. We're going to beryllium truly intentional connected however we bash that. You look astatine Brian Callahan. He's been astir a batch of large quarterbacks too, and he's successful a country with them now. He's seen Peyton Manning to Matthew Stafford to Joe Burrow. That's valuable. That's truly valuable."

Mississippi Rebels erstwhile backmost Jaxson Dart attends the 2026 Fiesta Bowl semifinal crippled betwixt the Miami Hurricanes and Mississippi Rebels astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Ariz., connected Jan. 8, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Dart appeared successful 14 games for the Giants successful 2025 and showed immoderate existent committedness astatine times. He had 2,272 passing yards and 15 touchdown passes to spell on with 487 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns. He finished 4th successful Offensive Rookie of the Year voting.

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