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Sam Darnold could lose Jets’ fan base before stepping on the field

Sam Darnold has been the darling of the Jets franchise sent he was selected with the third pick of the NFL draft in April, but the honeymoon appears to be coming to an abrupt end thanks to Darnold’s holdout, which is beginning to frustrate Jets fans.

“Forget Sam,” superfan John “Cuz” Pagano of Suffolk County shouted from the bleachers at the Jets training facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Sunday as the Jets went through their third practice without Darnold.

“He doesn’t want to play,” Pagano shouted to no one in particular. “I don’t care what the agent says.