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The New York Giants faced off against the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason opener on Saturday. Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered an injury scare during the contest.<\/p>\n
Dart was sacked by Vikings safety Jay Ward<\/a> on the final play of the first quarter. The Giants quarterback was taken to the medical tent for a concussion evaluation after the crushing blow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Following the game, Giants manager John Harbaugh admitted he was surprised by Dart’s visit to the medical tent.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/template><\/p>\n “Honestly, I was (surprised),” Harbaugh said. I would say that their job is to err on the side of player safety, so I can\u2019t argue with that either.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dart, who visited the medical tent five times during his rookie season, returned to the field shortly after being checked. He threw a touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields after his return.<\/p>\n The Giants coach also said the team needs to “block better” to avoid hits on their second-year quarterback.<\/p>\n Also Read: “Hits like this on Jaxson Dart can\u2019t happen”: RG III pins “100%” blame on Tyrone Tracy after Giants QB gets rocked by Vikings defender<\/a><\/p>\n Also Read: “You were laying motionless on the ground,” “This guy is dumb”: NFL fans mock Jaxson Dart for being “puzzled” on getting called for concussion test<\/a><\/p>\n Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. admitted after the game that he lost Vikings safety Jay Ward which led to the crushing hit on his quarterback Jaxson Dart<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I heard something that made me have my eyes on the wrong side,\u201d Tracy said. “That was really it. I have to get my eyes right and block the guy. I did it two plays earlier. But on that play I heard an alert to the other side, so I had my eyes to the left instead of the right.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Tracy issued an apology to Dart for his mistake and said it “isn\u2019t going to happen again.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Giants running back issues apology to Jaxson Dart after crushing hit<\/h2>\n