Joe Douglas still believes Sam Darnold has a bright future, but he wouldn’t commit to it being with the Jets.
Douglas, the Jets general manager, is solely focused on finding a new head coach and the right one to lead this team out of a 10-year playoff drought. They will decide Darnold’s fate together.
"We’re going to get a head coach in here," Douglas said. "We’re going to get together. We’re going to talk about quite a few decisions. I’m excited about Sam."
This was a stark change from the last time Douglas spoke at the trade deadline, when he said Darnold is "our quarterback of the future.