Jets QB Josh McCown on Rookie Sam Darnold:”We Have the Right Guy”

Josh McCown during his time with Jets in 2018. Photo by Duncan Williams/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown didn’t face much competition for the starting job in 2017. In 2018, however, things have changed since Jets used the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft to select USC’s quarterback Sam Darnold and signed Teddy Bridgewater in the free agency. While McCown is ready to fight for the starting job this season as well, he is also ready to do some other things that will help the team. One of those things is mentoring the young rookie that threatens to replace him.

Unlike some other veteran quarterbacks who are unwilling to help their potential successors, Josh McCown didn’t shy away from sharing the things he learned during his 14 years in the NFL with Sam Darnold. He even decided to give praise to the rookie, saying that Darnold impressed him during the spring practices and that Jets got “the right guy.”

With Sam (Darnold), we have the right guy, he’s wired the right way, he loves the game, he asks the right questions and he’s willing to work,” – McCown said in an interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio. “That’s the foundation, you have to have that.

Sam Darnold impressed during his two years at USC, throwing for more than 7,100 yards combined and having 56 throwing touchdowns. He was named Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2016 and won Rose Bowl in 2017. Originally projected to be the first overall pick in this year’s draft, Darnold slipped to third.

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