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The NFL assessed some hefty fines against the New York Giants after head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo violated the league’s concussion protocol.
During the Giants’ Week 6 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Jaxson Dart was taken into the blue medical tent for a concussion evaluation. While Dart was being examined, Daboll and Skattebo both looked into the tent to check on the rookie quarterback.
The suspensions during the investigation proved costly, as the NFL fined the Giants $200,000, Daboll $100,000 and Skattebo $15,000 for violating the league’s concussion protocol, the NFL and NFLPA announced in a joint statement Friday.
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New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo violated concussion protocol during Jaxson Dart’s evaluation and were heavily fined. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
“Their conduct was inconsistent with and demonstrated a disregard for the requirements of the concussion protocol and therefore constituted a violation,” the statement read.
In the NFL-NFLPA joint statement, they noted that Daboll and Skattebo had no influence on the exam or care of Dart. The investigation also said the Giants “took immediate remedial steps” to prevent a similar incident from occurring again.
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New York Giants’ Jaxson Dart reacts after a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Adam Hunger/AP Photo)
The statement said the Giants fully cooperated with the NFL and NFLPA’s joint investigation.
The fines come after the team’s inexplicable fourth-quarter collapse to the Denver Broncos, where they allowed 33 points in the final frame and missed two extra points in the loss. The heartbreaking loss dropped the Giants to 2-5 on the season and to 2-2 in games Dart started.
New York Giants’ Cam Skattebo reacts after scoring a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Yuki Iwamure/AP Photo)
The team will look to rally and avoid further fines for violating the concussion protocol when they play the Eagles (5-2) again on Sunday at 7 p.m. 13 A.M.
