Getty EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 04: J.J. McCarthy #18 of the New York Giants looks on during warmups before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on October 04, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images)
After New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending injury, the team pivoted and acquired former first-round pick J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings.
McCarthy was in a quarterback competition earlier this offseason with Kyler Murray, who joined the Vikings in free agency, but was demoted to the team’s third-string quarterback after
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