Mike Florio Accuses Jaxson Dart Of Not Answering 'Most Important' Question

ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio had a lot to say about last month's controversy involving New York Giants QB Jaxson Dart introducing and supporting President Trump at an event. Though the dust has largely settled and people have moved on, Florio believes there's one lingering question Dart should have answered.

On Monday's edition of his PFT Live show, Florio admonished Dart for not addressing how his public political beliefs might be received by his teammates. He said that Dart's insistence on "referring back to his statement" doesn't answer that or other questions.

"Somebody came up with the bright idea, and I don't mean that sarcastically, like, ‘Well, how are we going to deal with this? All right, let's just say this isn't about politics, it's about the office,'" Florio said on Monday's PFT Live. "‘I've got this long history. Family members fought in wars. Great-grandfather was Secretary of the Treasury. I respect the office of the president. This isn't political. This is the president, whoever the president may be. I respect the office and it's an honor to introduce the president. Let's separate it from politics.'

"But then he gets the most important question. ‘Do you realize how this is going to be viewed by your teammates, given the unique, to say the least, personality of this president?' And he punted. He punted.

"That's the only question that needed to be answered. And well, ‘I'll refer back to my statement,' but your statement doesn't address that. Your statement tries to make it apolitical. You can't. It's impossible to make that gesture at this moment, in this time, apolitical. Merely being there and introducing the president is a political statement.

"That's where I think we need to be realistic, and anybody who would say it's not political is trying to advance their own agenda to excuse Dart and criticize Abdul Carter."

Controversy or Not?

NFL fans dismissed Florio, declaring that he's just trying to stir up trouble in the locker room or just completely out of his depth in trying to talk politics.

"Who cares if Dart did it because he happens to like the current POTUS. Guess what, if Carter would've introduced the previous POTUS it would've been a non issue because Republicans don't bash Democrats for their beliefs. That's a fact," one user wrote.

"It's Dart's constitutional right to expression, and it's no ones business who he supports politically. The rights of people shouldn't stop in the locker room," wrote another.

"You are so helplessly off base. The guy did absolutely nothing wrong. Period. Shut up and podcast. You are being cynical! You are out of your lane," a third wrote.

NFL fans certainly seem to be far more frustrated talking about Dart than thinking about Dart.

As for Florio, the message from fans to him seems clear too.

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM.