Boomer Esiason Criticizes Abdul Carter for Comments on Jaxson Dart’s Photo with Trump

Former Bengals player and WFAN radio host Boomer Esiason took aim at Giants linebacker Abdul Carter on Tuesday. This followed Carter’s public criticism of his teammate, quarterback Jackson Dart, for introducing President Trump at a recent event.

Esiason referred to Carter as a “kid” and questioned his maturity after Carter reacted negatively to Dart’s introduction of Trump at Rockland Community College last week.

“It’s absurd to express this like a child on social media,” Esiason remarked about Carter on WFAN. “When I heard they supposedly had a one-on-one chat, it was clear there was only one person on the line, and that was Jackson Dart.”

Esiason elaborated, “This is a significant misstep on Abdul Carter’s part. It’s not on Jackson Dart. Dart was given a unique chance to introduce the President. How many people can say they’ve done that? Whoever the president is, it doesn’t really matter. You might have disliked Barack Obama or Joe Biden. And sure, plenty of folks chose not to visit the White House because they were opposed to Trump.”

Dart expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “My Big Blue people, it’s a privilege to be here. Let’s start with ‘Go Big Blue.’” He welcomed President Trump to discuss tax cuts that were passed the previous year.

“I want to thank Jackson Dart, a future Hall of Famer,” Trump said. “Thank you, Jackson. You have immense talent.”

Carter wasn’t pleased with Dart’s support for Trump. He shared a video from the event with the caption: “I thought this was AI, this is what we’re doing.”

Carter eventually deleted the post and mentioned that he had spoken to Dart individually about the matter.

Giants head coach John Harbaugh has not commented publicly on the situation. However, it’s known that he supports Trump and has visited the White House. It’s also unlikely Dart is to blame for introducing the President at the event.

Carter might be surprised to learn that not only his head coach supports Trump, but Giants icon Lawrence Taylor has also been a Trump supporter and has introduced him at various engagements. Before his rookie season, Carter even sought Taylor’s permission to wear his legendary No. 56 jersey.

Taylor denied Carter the use of the number.

Carter faced challenges both on and off the field during his rookie year. The third overall pick became a subject of controversy for dozing off in team meetings and was criticized for his immature social media presence and inconsistent performance.

Esiason recalled Carter’s struggles during his rookie season. “You were late to meetings. You didn’t measure up to your draft position. You wanted that number 56. Remember, your idol was number 56. And by the way, Lawrence Taylor has often introduced Donald Trump,” Esiason pointed out. “He made another serious error by using social media.”