Jaxson Dart didn’t just reinvigorate a starving fanbase; he made his mom proud.
On the postgame set of “Thursday Night Football,” the quarterback’s mom, Kara Dart, was called upon by Prime Video’s Charissa Thompson to speak about her son’s incredible early success after the Giants’ statement 34-17 victory over the Eagles.
As fans went wild from the stands, Thompson jumped off the set to ask his parents a few questions.
“I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you this: Your son is so well-mannered. As [Ryan Fitzpatrick] pointed out. He said you raised him the right way,” Thompson said to Dart’s mother while fans chanted “mama Dart,” in the background. “What does this win mean for you to watch what your son did tonight?”
“Well, I’m going to get emotional,” Kara said. “I think when you have a child that works as hard as he does and dreams as big as he dreams, that’s what you want for him… So it’s really special.”
“Jaxson knew [that the Giants] were going to have a good chance tonight,” Dart’s father, Brandon, added as their son tossed them the game ball and fans began chanting “Papa Dart.”
“He has unbelievable faith in his coaches and his teammates. He said, ‘We’re going to be good.’”
The Giants improved to 2-4 thanks to the heroics of Dart and his rookie partner in crime, running back Cam Skattebo.
Skattebo ran 19 times for 98 yards and three touchdowns as Big Blue melted an Eagles defense that looked like it wanted out after the Eagles’ AJ Dillon fumbled the ball away at the Giants’ 37-yard line with seven minutes to play.
Skattebo added that he also gave his family some memorabilia, handing his third touchdown ball to his father.
“That was my third touchdown ball,” Skattebo said. “I told him to come down and get it. I knew that was something that he embraces. He gets to my house, and he was like, ‘Where are your gloves. Where’s your jersey? Where’s your helmet?’ I know that means more to him than anything, and that’s something I love to do, is give back to him and the family and involve them in this.”
The Giants now have 10 days to prepare to head to Mile High and face the Denver Broncos in a game that may just be more competitive than previously thought.
