Giants news, 6/10: Day 2 minicamp recap, Jaxson Dart development

Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View NY Giants mandatory minicamp, Day 2: Defense wins the day, but OBJ makes a play ‘Clock is ticking’ as NY Giants QB Jaxson Dart, receivers look for rhythm Live updates, news, analysis from Day 2 of Giants mandatory minicamp Other Giant observatio

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Can Jaxson Dart learn how to protect himself? Dart did enough last year to excite the fanbase and show why the Giants traded up to take him in the first round of the 2025 draft. He has franchise-quarterback stuff and should continue to improve as long as he can stay on the field. But that’s the key.

Dart spent an alarming amount of time in the blue medical tent last season, and the Giants have spent a good amount of their time trying to impress upon him the importance

of being available. Whether he heeds those lessons and learns to protect himself better — especially when he takes off and runs — will determine how long and successful his career can be. And it will determine whether the Giants can finally break out of the dreary cycle in which they’ve spent the past decade and a half.

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“It’s still early for both of us,” Edmunds said. “He just got here a couple weeks ago. I just got here. A lot of it is just learning the playbook. I’m not going to lie. So, a lot of it is just us learning it, and then as we learn it, we can start playing off one another. That’s what football is. It’s both of our first time in the system. Like I said, it’s not like I’ve been with him for a year, but at the same time we’re still picking up off one another. So, if something comes up, like he’s a fast learner; I’m a fast learner. We get it right, so we won’t mess up again.”

Edmunds added, “He’s extremely hard-working. I’m going to take my hat off to him for that. You can tell he comes from a good system as far as what he was doing in college, so he picks up on information fast.”

How Arvell Reese is earning NY Giants’ respect one play at a time | The Record

Arvell Reese has wasted no time earning the respect of the New York Giants. The way the rookie linebacker carries himself on the football field is only part of that.

When the Giants’ No. 5 overall pick offered up his mission statement for how he planned on fitting in this spring, the words spoke volumes about his presence. With a defined purpose, the 20-year-old Reese sent a message to anyone willing to listen and all those ready to judge his impact.

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Edge Kayvon Thibodeaux, New York Giants. When the New York Giants drafted edge-rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux fifth overall in 2022, he was supposed to become a superstar. When the former Oregon star piled up 11.5 sacks in his second season, it appeared he was well on his way. Now, entering the fifth and final season of his career, the 25-year-old finds himself fighting for his NFL future.

Thibodeaux managed just 2.5 sacks in 494 snaps, both of which were career lows. The Giants are paying Brian Burns over $28 million a season and just used top-five picks in consecutive drafts on edge-rusher Abdul Carter and linebacker Arvell Reese. Thibodeaux needs to impress on every rep he can, or he’s going to find himself at the back end of the pass-rush rotation in 2026—and looking for a new team in 2027.

Giants’ Kayvon Thibodeaux handling persistent trade rumors like a pro | USAToday.com

After practice, Harbaugh was asked his impression of Thibodeaux and how he was handling the “outside noise” and surrounding trade talk.

“I give Kayvon a lot of credit because I think he’s a premier player in the National Football League,” Harbaugh said. “I saw him make a play in a boot today. It was just like silky, smooth, fast, just a change of direction. He’s a great athlete…I think he’s handling [the trade rumors] so well, with so much maturity. I don’t know if you see every player handle it the way he has. “Everybody’s gotta admit he’s handled this thing really the right way. He knows he needs to go out and have a great season, and it starts with what Harry Carson was talking about. You do it for the team. You do it to win as many games as you can and you let everything else fall in place the way it’s supposed to, and that’s what he’s planning on doing. Nobody knows what the future holds. But the future holds games that he’s going to be playing a lot of plays in, and he’s going to play really well.”

John Harbaugh on Cam Skattebo’s leadership

Cam Skattebo takes first big step after catastrophic injury as Giants camp looms | New York Post

Skattebo participated in individual drills, taking handoffs, running routes and catching passes. This was another step forward for Skattebo, who suffered a hard-to-watch injury October 26 in a loss to the Eagles. He suffered an open dislocation to his right ankle and needed emergency surgery that night in Philadelphia to repair the dislocation, tibia fracture and ruptured deltoid ligament.

“I was happy,’’ head coach John Harbaugh said of Skattebo’s participation in practice. “He was telling me today, and the trainer told me, too, that he was going to get some plays in group and plays in team, and I was like, that’s where you want him to be. He’s worked super hard, super hard. I did mention maybe no backflips out here today. We agreed.’’

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4. Jameis Winston, New York Giants. Winston is an aggressive gunslinger with the ball in his hands and a motivational speaker when he’s not slinging it. Not only do his pregame speeches go viral on social media, he showed last year against the Lions that he still has plenty to offer as a quarterback, lighting up Detroit’s secondary for 366 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Week 12 overtime loss.

Winston’s reckless ways got him in trouble as a starter for the Buccaneers, but his play style is better suited as a backup. In 2019, Winston led the league in passing yards (5,109) and interceptions (30). Since that memorable season, Winston has been a backup for the Saints, Browns and Giants.