Sam Darnold is just 25 years old, yet you’d think he was an NFL journeyman who’s played for twice as many as the five seasons he’s been in the league.
Darnold, who was drafted third overall by the Jets in 2018, is 2-0 as the Carolina Panthers starter this season entering Sunday’s home game against the Steelers.
This is impossible to know considering the fact the Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule after a 1-4 start are being coached by interim Steve Wilks, and Darnold is the third quarterback they’ve started this season.I’ll never forget a call I got from Adam Gase, who coached Darnold with the Jets in 2019 and ’20 before he was fired after the ’20 season. Gase politely implored me not to beat up on Darnold, who on paper had been a three-year failure with the Jets considering how high he was drafted.
The Jets traded Darnold to the Panthers after the ’20 season for three draft picks, and Darnold’s situation hasn’t gotten any better. It’s left him searching for the right circumstance and timing.Former Jets quarterback and first-round draft pick Mark Sanchez, a fellow Southern Californian and USC alum, has been one of Darnold’s confidants.
Sanchez had it his first two seasons, the beneficiary of a ready-built consistent offensive line, a strong running game and a stout defense. Darnold has never had those things in unison.
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