Jaxson Dart’s exit due to a concussion during the Bears game had fans looking up to Russell Wilson . But after a shocking replacement performance by the veteran, interim coach Mike Kafka plans to go another way against the Green Bay Packers . Kafka recently revealed who ordered the Wilson benching, a move shaping the Giants’ short-term future.

“The decision was mine to start Jameis Winston at quarterback. No mandate from above or anyone giving him unwanted input,” Kafka said, as per Jordan Raanan of ESPN .

While the decision itself was Kafka’s, it would seem that Wilson’s three of seven passes and getting sacked twice against the Bears played a part in it.

In the offseason, Jameis Winston signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the New York Giants . He began the 2025

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