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While Daniel Jones is thriving with the Indianapolis Colts (8-2), his replacement in New York is already undergoing his first head coaching change just 10 games into the season.
Jaxson Dart and the rest of the New York Giants will finish the 2025 season without head coach Brian Daboll, who was fired after another late-game collapse by the team, this time in a 24-20 loss to the visiting Chicago Bears.
Mike Kafka, the team’s offensive coordinator, was named interim head coach, while general manager Joe Schoen is already leading the search for Daboll’s replacement next year and beyond.
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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) warms up before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Daboll’s situation mirrors what Jones found himself in last year, when the Giants released him during a rollercoaster season that ultimately led to him returning in the first round and selecting Dart out of Ole Miss during the 2025 NFL Draft.
Jones, after a brief stint in Minnesota with the Vikings, won the quarterback battle in Indianapolis and hasn’t looked back since. But considering you were once a young quarterback trying to find your way with the Giants, might you have any advice for Dart, who will already have a second head coach as he begins his own career?
“I don’t know Jaxson personally,” Jones told Pak Gazette Digital, while discussing his work with FedEx’s “Power Move” campaign during the bye week. “I’ve heard great things about him and a lot of people in New York really enjoyed working and playing with him. I think he’s played very well this year and I look forward to seeing him.”
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“As far as advice goes, I think he’ll figure it out. He’s played really well. As long as he keeps working and playing like he does, I’m sure he’ll be fine.”
Jones may not know Dart personally, but he does recognize his successor’s talent, as does the rest of the NFL. It’s been hard to ignore what Dart has done since being named the starter over Russell Wilson in Week 4, which ended as the team’s first win of the season over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Dart has thrown for 1,417 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions with a 62.7% completion rate, while also showing off his running ability. He has seven rushing touchdowns this season, leading all quarterbacks. In fact, only four players in the entire NFL have more rushing scores.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (17) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
But one of those runs proved costly in Chicago, as Dart suffered a concussion that took him out of the game prematurely. He will not suit up this Sunday at home against the Green Bay Packers, as Kafka has already named Jameis Winston as the team’s starter for the contest.
Then again, Jones couldn’t care less what kind of tumultuous season the Giants are going through right now. He leads the NFL in passing yards through 10 weeks as he and star running back Jonathan Taylor have set the tone with an explosive offense that has stifled opponents so far. The Colts sit comfortably atop the AFC South at 8-2, and Jones may have found his next long-term home, as long as he stays put given his 2026 free agent status.
“As far as advice goes, I think he’ll figure it out. He’s played really well. As long as he keeps working and playing like he does, I’m sure he’ll be fine.”
However, Jones knows what Dart is going through as a first-round quarterback in one of the toughest media markets in professional sports.
In 2019, some Giants fans already wrote Jones off before he had a chance to prove himself at Duke. He did nothing but keep his head down, work hard and perform at his best, even when the results weren’t there.
He also saw Pat Shurmur get fired after his rookie year, Joe Judge was shown the door before the 2022 campaign and now Daboll gets the cut around the same time Jones was released in 2024.
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The NFL, like any professional sports league, can be a tough business, and the Giants have certainly endured their share of struggles since their last Super Bowl title in 2012. The glass-half-full view is that Dart has the potential to be the franchise’s quarterback for years to come, while the young pieces on both sides of the ball are in place.
Jones will be watching from afar now, but since he still has friends in New York, there’s no ill will on his part. That’s just not his nature.
As he did in New York, Jones will work with his Colts teammates and coaches in hopes of continuing their push toward the playoffs and a possible run at the Super Bowl. It remains to be seen what the future holds in their former territories.
THE POWER MOVES WITH FEDEX
Jones returned from Berlin, Germany after a win over the Atlanta Falcons and got to work with FedEx for their “Power Move” campaign. When asked what he would say is his power move right now, he responded, “Pass the ball to Jonathan Taylor right now.”
Taylor was just nominated for the fourth time this season for the FedEx Air$Ground NFL Awards Program, the fan-voted award in its 23rd year. Jones is a big fan of the show, which celebrated top NFL performances across the league each week, and it’s not just for quarterbacks. Running backs, tight ends and wide receivers are also eligible, but it’s hard not to include Taylor, who had another three-touchdown game overseas.
“She’s been on fire,” Jones said of Taylor. “It seems like every week he shows up and tops the week before and is super, super consistent for us running the ball. These explosive runs, especially in the second half when we get into these games, have worn him down a little bit, finding a seam and busting it. I think the offensive line obviously deserves a lot of credit for those things as well. But they’ve been incredible, so I’ll definitely root for him. He’s got my vote for FedEx Ground Player of the Year, which I know they’ll do again this year.”
