Marissa Ayers wants New York Giants fans to know that her boyfriend, starting quarterback Jaxson Dart, is locked in.
The influencer and model recently took to TikTok, where she clapped back at those criticizing her and other NFL WAGs for hanging around training camp.
“It’s been so fun because I’ve been able to meet the girls — a lot of the girlfriends, the wives. It gives us a chance to meet and bond,” Ayers, 23, said in the video. “This week [at training camp] it’s just a little more intimate, so, family, girlfriends, [and] wives… Because I’m seeing comments, and it’s like, ‘Why are the girlfriends there?’”
She explained, “It’s to bring the families together. It just kind of gives everyone a chance to meet, hang out and bond and just be a part of it. The kids can go and see their dads, it’s so cute.”
Her video came after the New York Post published photos of Ayers and Dart, 23, sharing a moment together at Giants camp on August 10. Ayers explained that loved ones have minimal time with players during camp as they gear up for the season ahead.
“They basically practice for two-to-three hours, and you see the players for maybe like 10 minutes… and then they’re back in meetings for the rest of the afternoon and night,” she said. “It’s not like they’re hanging out. Trust me, they’re locked in. It’s a chance for us to be supportive before the season. Just so much hate online and negative commentary around players.”
Ayers and Dart went Instagram official with their relationship in January after months of dating rumors.
The Giants went just 4-13 in 2025-26, Dart’s rookie season, but with new head coach John Harbaugh on board, they are expected to be better in Dart’s second year.
Giants backup quarterback Jameis Winston told Us in March that the team was in good hands with someone as mature as Dart, despite his age.
“Who he is as a person, it shows me his maturity and his drive, his passion and love for football, and it is expressed through his play,” said Winston, 32. “So the athlete that he is, is phenomenal, but the human being that he is, it encourages me that he can lead the most public city in the world to the promised land.”
Winston added that Dart can also seek guidance from the previous generation of quarterbacks, including Eli Manning, who won two Super Bowls with the Giants.
“The connection of the older players, like the Tom Bradys, are speaking life into the younger generation and showing [rookies] avenues that they didn’t show us,” he said. “You know, when I was coming as a young rookie, it was like, ‘You got to find out for yourself.’”
The Giants open the regular season on Sunday, September 13, at home against the rival Dallas Cowboys.
