Abdul Carter Doubles Down On Public Jaxson Dart Criticism
So are New York Giants starters Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart on good terms or not? Because Carter is making it a lot harder to figure out where they stand today.
On Friday, Carter finally broke his silence on his public calling out of Dart over Dart's decision to introduce and praise President Donald Trump at a recent event. Carter claims that the two of them are on good terms, but he also made it pretty clear that he still resents Dart having his opinions in the first place.
"So first off, I want to say that some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things," Carter said, via SNY. "Jaxson is one of our leaders. He's the face of our franchise. He not only represents himself in what he does but he represents all of us. And that goes for anybody who wears a Giants uniform.
"But if he chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe and what I stand on to not only show my teammates that I'm against that but to show the world.
"And that doesn't mean that we have to spread hate. It doesn't mean that me and Jaxson hate each other or we have beef. I sit next to Jaxson every day. Every team meeting we're close, we talk, you know, we just - as long as we make sure we got the same goal as a team and our goals align, which they do, I feel like that's all that matters. So, I just want to move past this, and, yeah, that's it."
Carter finished by stating that he doesn't even want Dart to apologize or say sorry for anything because he expects people to "stand on what you believe in" - just so long as he's afforded the same courtesy.
"I don't want him to say he's sorry," Carter said. "Like, stand on what you believe in, but it can't be a problem when I stand on what I believe in. And that's all that matters to me, just - as long as we have that understanding, it's all good."
Moving Forward...
Predictably, Carter's statement hasn't gone over well with fans, many of whom believe Carter is the one who should be apologizing and not Dart.
Carter is certainly going to get plenty of hate from Trump's supporters moving forward, but it seems like he's okay with that.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM.