RUSSELL WILSON is facing the axe just one week into the new NFL season.
It comes after comments made by head coach Brian Daboll following the New York Giants‘ defeat to the Washington Commanders in Week 1 of the NFL season.
New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll admitted Russell Wilson could be axed after just one game week[/caption]
Quarterback Wilson had a disappointing display in his first start for the team[/caption]
Rookie Jaxson Dart could come in to play[/caption]
The Giants fell to a 21-6 defeat to their division rival.
Their disappointing display came in part thanks to a lethargic offense overseen by quarterback Wilson.
In what was Wilson’s first start for his new team, he completed just 17 of his 37 attempts for 168 yards.
Wilson, 36, also ran for just 44 yards.
Most alarmingly, no one on the Giants managed to score a touchdown.
And that may prompt a change of lineup by Daboll for Week 2 with rookie Jaxson Dart coming in to replace Wilson.
Speaking to reporters, he said: “We’re going to get home and look at our game.
“Yeah we’re just right here after the game.
“I’ve got confidence… We have to do better around overall – coaches, players, [all] around everybody.
“So we’ll get focused and ready to go on to Dallas.”
When pressed on whether he was considering starting 22-year-old Dart over Wilson, Daboll affirmed his support for the 2012 third-round pick.
Daboll, 50, said: “We’re talking about after every game…
“I’ve got confidence in Russ. We’ll go back, evaluate the tape.
“This game isn’t on Russell Wilson. It’s not on Russell Wilson.
“Let me make that clear. I have confidence in Russ.
“We have to do a better job all the way around.”
The Giants won just three games last year, but were hoping for a better season after winning all three pre-season games.
They now face the Dallas Cowboys next.
The Cowboys themselves fell to a narrow 24-20 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1.
NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
(All times ET)
Thur 4 Sept
8.20 pm – Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Fri 5 Sept
8pm – Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Sun 7 Sept
1pm – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
1pm – Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
1pm – Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
1pm – Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
1pm – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
1pm – Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
1pm – New York Giants at Washington Commanders
1pm – Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
4.05 pm – Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
4.05 pm – San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
4.25 pm – Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
4.25 pm – Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams
8.20 pm – Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
Mon 8 Sept
8.15 pm – Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
