EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jaxson Dart the morning after absorbing a crushing, legal hit that knocked him out of bounds and defending his aggressive style by saying he's “not playing soccer,” the New York Giants rookie quarterback hadn't changed his thinking.

Dart called it a good hit by New England's Christian Elliss and continued making no apologies for how he plays. More specifically, he pointed out that he watches how Kansas City’s three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and Buffalo’s reigning MVP Josh Allen use their legs to make plays.

"They take hits, too, so I’m not an anomaly here," Dart said Tuesday as Giants players gathered one final time before parting ways for their late-season bye week. “I just see that they play the game as competitive and as hard as they can.”

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