{
  "id": 11786794,
  "title": "Giants’ Future Plan for QBs Jaxson Dart, JJ McCarthy Revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/giants-future-plan-for-qbs-jaxson-dart-jj-mccarthy-revealed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:36:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/giants-future-plan-for-qbs-jaxson-dart-jj-mccarthy-revealed-12521436"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Giants have outlined their future plan for quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and JJ McCarthy after the second-year player Dart was sidelined for the season due to a knee injury. The team sent a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for McCarthy, who was released from the starting position after losing out to Kyler Murray during training camp.\n\nThe Giants are currently strategizing to have Jameis Winston start until McCarthy gets familiar with the team's playbook. If McCarthy performs well, the Giants have a plan to have two young first-round quarterbacks under contract, both aged 23 or younger. Jonathan Jones from The Athletic reported that the Giants could potentially trade McCarthy next offseason, similar to the Browns' approach with Kenny Pickett. The only cost would be McCarthy's salary, which is $836,108 per year.\n\nThe best-case scenario for the Giants would be McCarthy playing well enough in the season to attract a team in need of a quarterback to trade him next offseason. The Giants reportedly had an interest in drafting McCarthy back in 2024. Dart was selected by the Giants with the 25th overall pick in the 2025 draft. In his 16 appearances, he has shown flashes of being a future franchise quarterback, throwing for 2,522 yards, 18 touchdowns, and five interceptions, along with 541 yards rushing. McCarthy has contributed 1,632 yards passing, 11 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions across 10 games played.",
  "summary": "The New York Giants reportedly have a plan in place for how to juggle having both Jaxson Dart and JJ McCarthy on the roster.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}