The combined 0-8 start for the Jets and Giants has fans ready to move right on to next season./
QB’S shoulder still not ready for game
New York Sam Darnold was hoping the doctors would say something different. Instead, the New York Jets quarterback got the news he was dreading.
Darnold will sit out against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with his sprained right shoulder.
“They thought it was in my best interest not to play,” Darnold said.
Coach Adam Gase said Wednesday that veteran Joe Flacco will get the start at home in Darnold’s place.
“We’re just making sure we do the right thing, not only by him, but for the immediate future and long term,” Gase said of Darnold.
Darnold, who was injured last Thursday night against Denver, is week to week. The team will see how the quarterback feels after he rests this week.
Giants: While he has only played in the NFL for just more than a season, quarterback Daniel Jones is smart enough not to throw out any bulletin board material days before a game with the Dallas Cowboys. On the surface, this could be a week where the Giants’ anemic offense gets healthy against a porous Cowboys’ defense. Jones deftly avoided a question about whether the Giants might have a chance to end their scoring drought this week. “I think we have to focus on us, and that’s certainly our mindset going in,” Jones said Wednesday. “We’ll look at what they do and understand their scheme, but it’s about how we prepare and what we do on offense going into the game.”
Bills: Buffalo placed starting cornerback Levi Wallace (left ankle) on injured reserve and signed cornerback Cam Lewis off their practice squad.
Broncos: Drew Lock returned to practice for the first time since injuring his throwing shoulder in the Denver Broncos’ Week 2 loss at Pittsburgh, yet it was Brett Rypien who took the snaps with the starters.
49ers: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo returned to practice on a limited basis for San Francisco after missing two games with a sprained ankle, and could play Sunday.