The New York Jets have traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Panthers are returning a sixth-round pick in 2021 to the Jets, along with second- and fourth-round selections in 2022.
The trade signals the Jets are all in on selecting a quarterback with the second-overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. It clears up one question in front of the Miami Dolphins’ pick, the sixth-overall selection, with some belief the Jets could have opted to keep Darnold this year, using their pick to add offensive weapons around him.