(Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports) Sam Darnold
Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold must play his own game and not the occasion when he takes on the New York Jets in Week 1.
The nerves will no doubt be building for Sam Darnold as he gets set for his competitive debut with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. And as it happens, the quarterback gets an instant opportunity to put one over on his former team.
League schedule-makers threw up an opening day fixture of immense intrigue by putting Darnold and the Panthers against the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium.