The New York Giants will be without starting quarterback Jaxson Dart for the remainder of the 2026 NFL season after he suffered a knee injury requiring surgery, per reporting from multiple outlets. The team has turned to Jameis Winston as Dart's replacement.
CBS Sports suggested that a trade for Joe Flacco could make sense given his prior connection to Giants head coach John Harbaugh, who was Flacco's Super Bowl-winning coach. However, the reporting did not detail whether the Giants have shown interest in pursuing such a move.
Meanwhile, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has argued the Giants should pursue Shedeur Sanders, though the reporting does not elaborate on his reasoning. Separately, former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky expressed concern not only about Dart's injury itself but also about how the Giants handled communications regarding their starting quarterback's status, per Awful Announcing.