New York Jets finally received some good news that could potentially save their 2019 season. If everything turns out well, Jets could have their starting quarterback Sam Darnold, who is currently out with mononucleosis, back in time for Week 5 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Since Jets have a bye week in Week 4, this means that Darnold would miss just two games, which is a lot less than the team initially anticipated.
After being away from the team for some time, Darnold returned to the Jets’ facilities earlier this week. While chatting with reporters on Wednesday, the 22-year-old revealed that he is confident he will on the field for the Eagles’ game.
“I have full confidence that I’ll be ready for the Eagles game,” – said Darnold. “I’m not going to promise anything because I don’t know where exactly this mono thing is going. But that’s the goal that the doctors have set, and that’s the goal I have set the game to be back for.”
It was revealed earlier that Sam Darnold wasn’t feeling well before the Week 1 game against Buffalo Bills but still decided to play. And although he looked good early in the game, Darnold couldn’t animate the offense in the fourth quarter, which allowed the Bills to come back from 13 points deficit.
For Week 2, Jets turned to Darnold’s backup Trevor Siemian, but this also didn’t turn out well for the team. Siemian suffered a season-ending injury in the game against the Cleveland Browns, forcing the team to play third-string QB Luke Falk.
Falk will also be the Jets’ starting QB in Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
