After the Russell Wilson-led Giants offense failed to score a touchdown in their Week 1 opener, the knives were out for the veteran quarterback.
With first-round rookie Jaxson Dart waiting in the wings, was now the time to bench the Super Bowl champion Wilson in favor of a green signal-caller?
Giants coach Brian Daboll quickly threw cold water on that idea, telling reporters Monday that Wilson will start Sunday's Week 2 game against the Cowboys.
It sounds like Wilson could hold onto the starting position for a little while longer, too.
New York doesn't want to be reactionary in their handling of the quarterback room and are "trying to be patient" with Wilson, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday on NFL GameDay Morning.
"However -- and this is a big however -- everyone knows Jaxson Dart is coming, perhaps sooner rather than later," Rapoport added.
As in Week 1, the Giants have a package of plays for Dart that they could utilize against Dallas. Dart did not see a snap against the Washington Commanders in the opener despite the availability of such a package.
The Las Vegas Raiders exited Week 1 with a hard-fought road win over the New England Patriots, one ignited by the fiery actions of their soon-to-be 74-year-old head coach.
On the Saturday night before their season opener on Sept. 7, Pete Carroll used the stage of his first pregame meeting with the Raiders to kick through a whiteboard in dramatic fashion, leading to pandemonium in the room in a moment those present won't soon forget. With the whiteboard obliterated, the end result on Sunday was a 20-13 victory over the Patriots.
One source described Carroll like a WWE wrestler cutting a promo, showing the team that it didn't fly to New England to mess around. The Raiders came to compete. The blasted whiteboard was the fallout.
The Raiders next play the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night, with Carroll facing his old nemesis, Jim Harbaugh.
Carroll and Harbaugh had a memorable postgame encounter in 2009 when the two were at USC and Stanford, respectively. Years later, Carroll's Seahawks beat Harbaugh's 49ers in the 2014 NFC Championship Game en route to a Super Bowl title.
Asked this past week if he has any fond memories of facing Harbaugh, Carroll said, "I have no fond memories, I'm not going to go there. There's great games, they've been great games. That's all."
Who knows what theatrics are in store for Monday's pregame meeting, which happens to land on Carroll's 74th birthday. But a high bar has been set.
Carroll has won at every level, with national titles at USC and a Super Bowl with the Seahawks. He is one of the game's most respected culture-changers, always imploring his players to compete. He has set the expectations high in his first year in Las Vegas.
Carroll told reporters during training camp in July, "We are going to win a bunch of games. I mean, what are my expectations? We are going to win a bunch, and I don't care who hears that."
The night before Las Vegas' Week 1 game, Carroll started the process.
According to those in the room, Carroll entered from the back like WWE superstar Jey Uso, walking through the players as if his theme music was going. He took his time, allowing tension to build.
When it was time to start talking, he harped on the need to compete, especially focusing on the former Patriots in the room, considering there were so many.
Then, as the crescendo, symbolically telling them to kick in the door ... he kicked in the whiteboard, destroying it.
New Orleans is already looking ahead to improve its wide receiving corps for the 2026 season.
The Saints are acquiring second-year wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk and a 2028 seventh-round draft pick from the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Saturday.
New Orleans has since announced the trade.
Polk suffered a shoulder injury during the 2025 preseason opener and was subsequently placed on season-ending injured reserve ahead of Week 1. The 23-year-old's return to an NFL field will now be with the Saints in 2026.
A second-round pick by the Patriots in 2024, Polk's rookie season in New England was an overall disappointment. The Washington alumnus produced just 12 receptions for 87 yards in 15 games played, but he did manage to find the end zone twice.
As it stands today, the Saints receiving corps features former first-round pick Chris Olave, speedster Rashid Shaheed and veteran Brandin Cooks. Trey Palmer, Devaughn Vele -- also recently traded to New Orleans -- and Mason Tipton round out the WR depth chart.
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