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LaDainian Tomlinson Jerseys Stitched , N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold could be headed for the sideline this week — and maybe longer.The New York Jets rookie
quarterback has a strained right foot, coach Todd Bowles announced Wednesday,
leaving Darnold’s status for the team’s game Sunday against Buffalo in
doubt.“It’s just adversity,” Darnold said after practice. “You’ve just got to
deal with it, get better as soon as possible, get back on the field as soon as
possible.”Bowles said it was too early to rule out Darnold for the game, and
clarified that the injury was a strain — not a sprain, contrary to published
reports.“They’ve got him listed as day to day,” Bowles said.Darnold was
surprisingly wearing a boot on his foot at the start of practice Wednesday, and
watched in sweats and a green Jets cap as McCown and Davis Webb
Youth Joe Klecko Jerseys , currently on the practice squad, threw passes in individual drills.“Obviously, I want to be out there with the guys,” Darnold
said. “I want to go out there and play. Hopefully, if I’m able to go out there
and play Sunday, I will. If not, I’m just going to treat it as another learning
experience. When adversity hits, it’s up to me how to respond. That’s all I can
worry about.”Darnold was injured during the Jets’ 13-6 loss at Miami last Sunday
, possibly on a fourth-quarter sack by Cameron Wake in which the quarterback
came up limping. He took a few other big hits, so he was uncertain as to when
the injury occurred.Darnold finished the game
Joe Klecko Jerseys Stitched , and said he was “a little dinged up,” but didn’t indicate he had any serious issues.“Yeah, I feel fine,” Darnold said Monday.
“Some bumps and some bruises, but everything is good.”Bowles said Monday that
Darnold had not expressed to him that he was “dinged up.” Bowles typically
speaks to the team’s trainers later in the afternoon on the day after games.“I
mean, it was kind of in the midst of the action,” Darnold explained Wednesday.
“Sometimes, you get hurt or nicked around and things just kind of happen. I just
thought I was fine coming out of the game and went through protocol and that’s
just kind of how it went. Went through some of the tests and something was
obviously a little different than usual.”Darnold dealt with a broken foot in
high school that sidelined him for most of his junior season. He said this is
not close to as serious an injury.“Like any injury, I’m just going to go about
protocol and do exactly what the trainers do and be in here as much as possible
and get better,” he said.If Darnold is unable to start
Youth Curtis Martin Jerseys , 39-year-old backup Josh McCown would take his place. McCown was the starter last season, but hasn’t taken a snap this year as Darnold
won the job out of training camp — beating out both McCown and Teddy
Bridgewater.“When you’re in a backup role, you just go in and do your job,”
McCown said. “That’s the main thing. We’ll prepare as if — like I do every week
— I’m going to be the starter and we’ll go from there.”Darnold has struggled
mightily during the Jets’ three-game losing streak, and he leads the NFL with 14
interceptions.The No. 3 overall draft pick in April has thrown for 1,934 yards
and 11 touchdowns, but his 55.0 percent completion rate and 68.3 quarterback
rating rank at the bottom of the league. In his past three games, Darnold has
thrown two TD pass and seven interceptions.The struggles had some fans and media
wondering if perhaps Darnold would benefit from sitting a game or two.Now, it
appears he and the Jets might not have a choice.New York has its bye-week break
after the game Sunday against Buffalo, and then doesn’t play again until Nov.
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Curtis Martin Jerseys Stitched , when the Jets take on New England. That could give Darnold a few weeks to rest and heal the foot without missing much time.“We
don’t want to rush things,” Darnold said. “That’s one thing we don’t want to do.
I’m eager to get back out there on the field with my guys, but at the same time,
I’ve got to take care of my body, first and foremost.”NOTES: WRs Robby Anderson
(ankle) and Quincy Enunwa (ankle), TE Neal Sterling (concussion), S Terrence
Brooks (illness), C Spencer Long (knee/finger) and NT Steve McLendon didn’t
practice. … LBs Frankie Luvu (neck) and Kevin Pierre-Louis (foot), CB Trumaine
Johnson (quadriceps) and LG James Carpenter (shoulder) were limited. … The Jets
re-signed RB De’Angelo Henderson to their practice squad. A spot was vacated
when Cleveland signed CB Juston Burris off the practice squad. Wide receiver
Charles Johnson played 39 games for the Vikings between 2014 and 2016, but a
knee injury kept him out after signing with the Panthers in 2017 and he failed
to make the Jets out of camp in 2018.Johnson said he “lost that love that I once
had growing up and playing in high school and college” after those
experiences
White C.J. Mosley Jerseys , which may have been why he initially passed on an invitation to play for the Alliance of American Football. After hearing from
former teammates who were enjoying the league, Johnson changed his mind and
signed with the Arizona Hotshots.His first two games have resulted in 233
receiving yards and the overall experience of playing in a new league is one
that’s been enjoyable thus far.“Everybody’s pretty much equal,” Johnson said,
via the AAF’s website “There’s no politics in this situation. The NFL’s
different. If you’re a first-round pick, if you’re not playing, that looks bad
on the guys upstairs, so they’re going to make sure you’re out there playing.
When you’re out here, they just want to see the best players out there, and win
games.”Continued success over the rest of the season may leave Johnson in
position to decide whether he’s going to wade back into the NFL’s political pool
for a shot at returning to the league in 2019.
