For two weeks, Jaxson Dart watched the Giants from the sideline. He hadn’t felt this way since he watched Russell Wilson start the season’s first three games.

This week, Dart will be back on the field. The rookie quarterback was cleared from concussion protocol on Thursday and interim head coach Mike Kafka reaffirmed that Dart will start Monday against the Patriots.

“I think I bit more nails off my fingers than I have in a long time being on the sideline watching,” Dart said Friday. “It’s definitely not fun to feel like you have no control over the outcome of a game.”

Dart has been sidelined during the team’s coaching changes. The Giants fired coach Brian Daboll the day after Dart was injured on Nov. 9 following a hit and fumble . Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen was fired this

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