Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has appeared to go public with rumored girlfriend Marissa Ayers after his future in New York was thrown into doubt at the weekend.
According to a shock report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Dart – who is nearing the end of his rookie season – could be abandoned by the Giants this offseason amid doubts that he is their franchise quarterback.
Rapoport said Sunday that the team will consider taking Indiana Hoosers signal caller Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman trophy winner, if they receiver the No 1 pick in the 2026 draft, suggesting their rookie does not have complete support going forward.
Yet as speculation over his future continues to swirl, Dart is taking his mind off football with stunning ring girl Ayers – who posed alongside him in a loved-up photo shared on his Snapchat.
The pair, who have been linked romantically since early December, were yet to unveil their relationship publicly before he posted the smitten snap.
Ayers, an influencer with two million followers across her TikTok and Instagram channels, was recently spotted with Dart and his mom Kara as he prepared to take on the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has appeared to go public with girlfriend Marissa Ayers
Dart has been romantically linked to the ring girl and influencer for the best part of a month
She also hinted at a romance with the Giants star after wearing the team’s colors in a New York City vlog shared on her TikTok page.
As well as working as an influencer and a model, Ayers is also a ring girl for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions outfit, meaning she took center stage when the YouTuber-turned-boxer faced Anthony Joshua earlier this month.
The 22-year-old was spotted in the ring at the Kaseya Center for the Jahmal Harvey-Kevin Cervantes bout as millions tuned in globally on Netflix.
Though her cameo was brief in that incident, she also appeared in a video on Instagram where she struck a fight pose inside the ring in Miami.
Dart is reportedly facing a battle to stay with the Giants despite being one of the few positives in what has otherwise been a miserable campaign for the team after replacing Russell Wilson as starting quarterback.
The Giants traded back up into the first round of the 2025 Draft to take him out of Ole Miss after picking pass rusher Abdul Carter at No 3.
Ayers was spotted with Dart’s family on the sidelines at a Giants game at the start of the month
The influencer boasts over 400,000 followers on Instagram as well as 1.6 million on TikTok
Dart is facing shock questions over his Giants future just one season into his NFL career
They planned to have Dart as backup in his rookie season to Wilson, who just never got going in New York.
The rookie replaced him in Week 4 off the back of growing fan unrest with Wilson and he has been met with huge support ever since.
But as the season spluttered to another disaster, the Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll in November with the team on 2-8.
The team hasn’t won since, but in the eyes of many Dart is the spearhead of a team that still has a few encouraging puzzle pieces in place for a potential resurgence next season.
