Russell Wilson is the Week 1 starting quarterback for the Giants. And he was available, as all starting quarterbacks are, for a midweek press conference.
His two understudies, Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston, did not speak to reporters. At all.
Via Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News , the Giants have made neither Dart nor Winston available to reporters, even though all players are required by league rules to be available during each game week.
As explained by Leonard, a Giants P.R. staffer interrupted a “cordial, non-football conversation” between Dart and reporters at his locker, explaining that the backup quarterbacks won’t be talking.
The Giants later said requests to interview Dart and Winston could be submitted, and that the requests would be “considered.” The Giants have