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The New York Giants are 2-7 for the third straight season, and it feels like Brian Daboll’s seat is hotter than ever.
Daboll joined Big Blue with Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley ahead of the 2022 season. He led the Giants to the playoffs at 9-7-1 and won Coach of the Year awards. But the past three seasons have been utter misery.
There is one bright spot in East Rutherford, however, and that is quarterback Jaxson Dart, who the team traded for in April.
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Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart talks with head coach Lane Kiffin during the first half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (Petre Thomas/Imagn Images)
With Daboll only under contract until next year, the Giants in the midst of another losing season, and the college coaching carousel, there has been some speculation that Darts coach at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin, could replace Daboll.
So Dart’s father, Brandon, said he texted Kiffin personally in “our Kiffin-Dart family text thread.”
“I think [New York radio host] Boomer Esiason had said something in the media today that they might throw out a potential coaching (offer) to Kiffin, and he just passed it on with a smile and just said, ‘It’s too cold in New York for me.’ It’s just kind of fun,” the elder Dart told the “Bleav in Ole Miss” podcast.
Mississippi head coach Lane Kiffin watches his team play against Oklahoma during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
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“But we have our weekly interactions with him and his family, and Jaxson has a lot of respect. I think Kiffin is one of his most trusted allies, and I think he uses him for advice in a lot of different ways, so there’s constant communication between them, even today, and there’s a lot of that between our families. I don’t think we could have asked for a more special coach, our son and our family’s very grateful relationship between our family and our coach. Kiff.”
The Giants selected Dart with the 25th overall pick, and he’s been nothing but a lightning rod since being named the starter in Week 4, despite the team’s results not quite matching his performance.
The Giants won his first NFL start before Dart made his rookie debut against the New Orleans Saints the following week. They then upset the Philadelphia Eagles at home, but became the first team to allow 33 points in the fourth quarter in a devastating loss the following week. After dropping their rematch with the Birds, their losing streak reached three last Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.
New York Giants’ Jaxson Dart reacts after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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But in his six starts, Dart has racked up 15 touchdowns (10 passing, five rushing) against just four turnovers with a 62.3 completion percentage. He lost top receiver Malik Nabers in his first start and rookie sensation running back Cam Skattebo in Week 8 and hasn’t exactly benefited from some key drops.
Daboll is 20-39-1 with Big Blue, with nearly half of those wins coming in the first campaign. They then went 6-11 and 3-14 in what is widely considered the worst season in franchise history.
