The New York Giants elevated veteran Jameis Winston to the role of starting quarterback on Wednesday as rookie Jaxson Dart works his way through concussion protocol.

The move to promote Winston over Russell Wilson was announced Wednesday by interim coach Mike Kafka, who replaced the fired Brian Daboll on Monday. Kafka also promoted tight ends coach Tim Kelly to offensive coordinator, the job formerly held by Kafka.

"First and foremost, I want to make Tim Kelly our offensive coordinator. Really smart coach. He'll help us tie in the run game, the pass game. Does a great job with a lot of good experiences to bank on," Kafka said.

"We're also going to put in Jameis Winston as our starting quarterback, and he'll do a great job. I have a lot of confidence in Jameis. I have a lot of confidence

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