On the heels of a discouraging season-opener against the Washington Commanders , the New York Giants stuck with Russell Wilson at quarterback. Coach Brian Daboll announced Monday that Wilson will start for the Giants against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2. First-round rookie Jaxson Dart remains second string with an expected role in the game plan.
Immediately after the Giants' 21-6 loss, Daboll was noncommittal about whether Wilson would start moving forward. At the time, Daboll declined to confirm that was the case but reaffirmed his "confidence" in Wilson.
"We're gonna get home, look at our game. Collectively we've all got to do better," Daboll said. "We're just right here, after the game, I've got confidence in Russell. We've got to better around overall, players, coache