The Jets may not be without Sam Darnold for as long as initially expected. FOX’s Jay Glazer (Twitter link) caught up with Darnold and the QB told Glazer that he was feeling much better. Darnold, who was diagnosed with mono, said that he hopes the doctor allows him to re-join the team sometime this week.
Darnold’s been told it should take him 21 days to completely recover and with that timeline, the former No. 3 overall pick expects to return to Jets’ starting lineup after the team’s Week 4 bye.
It’s worth noting that previous reports have pegged this timeline as optimistic, instead, presenting Week 9 as a viable return date. However, hearing from Darnold (through Glazer) is encouraging.
The Jets have been uploading information and sending it to Darnold in hopes that he stays mentally sharp and up-to-date with the playbook. Yet, without game reps in Adam Gase’s offense, Darnold will certainly face an uphill battle in getting back up to speed once he returns.
Backup QB Trevor Siemian will start Monday’s game against the Browns and likely Week 3 vs. the Patriots.
Sometimes its not about how you feel with mono but whether or not your spleen is still inflamed.
Mono knocked me out of commission for about 3 weeks and I don’t have a job where I can get hit and my spleen might explode.
Just long enough to miss the Patriots, typical, Jets gonna Jets.
WTH kind of comment is that?!? You act like this was intentional!
He needs to get his spleen back to normal before he thinks of getting back on the field