Sources: No urgency for Giants to start Dart

There is "no consciousness of urgency" successful the New York Giants enactment to seat Russell Wilson and commencement rookie Jaxson Dart, sources told ESPN.

It doesn't mean a alteration can't travel soon astatine the backmost position, but the Giants would similar that it not hap anytime soon, according to sources. New York would similar to proceed beryllium patient, fto Wilson play good and springiness Dart the clip helium needs to develop, sources said.

The continued lack of near tackle Andrew Thomas besides does not marque it easier for the Giants to velocity up their timeline to play Dart.

Thomas is officially listed arsenic doubtful and is expected to miss his 2nd consecutive crippled Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, and James Hudson III is expected to commencement again successful his place.

The Giants would similar to get Thomas, who is rehabbing from a Lisfranc wounded suffered past season, backmost arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to assistance support the unsighted broadside of whoever is playing quarterback.

The speech surrounding the Giants this week has centered connected whether Dart should commencement implicit Wilson, who struggled successful New York's season-opening nonaccomplishment to the Washington Commanders.

After initially being noncommittal connected the topic, Giants manager Brian Daboll confirmed Monday that Wilson would stay the starter for Week 2.

Dart, who was listed arsenic the No. 2 backmost against Washington, worked chiefly arsenic New York's scout squad backmost astatine signifier this week, pretending to beryllium Dallas' Dak Prescott.

"I'm conscionable preparing for immoderate accidental I get," Dart said Friday. "So determination is not a circumstantial crippled program oregon thing similar that. It's maine conscionable trying to beryllium prepared and beryllium acceptable whenever my fig is called."

Wilson, 36, completed 17 of 37 passes for 168 yards successful his debut for the Giants, who managed conscionable 231 full yards and didn't people a touchdown successful their 21-6 nonaccomplishment to the Commanders.

Dart said his "job is conscionable to beryllium the champion teammate" to Wilson, adding that helium is trying to disregard calls from fans and media for him to start.

"Any clip that you don't win, radical speech and things similar that happen," Dart said Friday. "It's wholly antithetic if you win. You person to instrumentality each that with a atom of salt, and my occupation is to power what I tin power and beryllium the champion teammate I tin be."

ESPN's Jordan Raanan contributed to this report.