Jets’ Darnold practices

New York — New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold practiced for the first time since spraining his throwing shoulder and could have a chance to play Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Darnold was listed as a limited participant Wednesday, which is a positive development for the young quarterback.

“Right now, we're just saying that all options are available,” coach Adam Gase said before practice. “We'll have him on a pitch count.”

Hurt against Broncos

Darnold sprained the AC joint in his right shoulder against Denver on Oct. 1. He briefly left the game to be examined before returning, but hadn't practiced or played since. Joe Flacco has started the last two games at quarterback for the Jets.

“I think the biggest thing is how is he going to feel tomorrow?” Gase said. “We just want to make sure that if there's anything that really lingers or anything when he's throwing, that's kind of his red flag of, ‘Hey, I've got to let you guys know.' I think the trainers and Sam have done a good job of communicating back and forth to make sure they're on the same page and relaying that information to us to make sure that we know what's going on.”

Darnold has thrown some passes on the side during practices, but hadn't been involved in individual or team drills since the injury. Gase said both Darnold and Flacco would get snaps during the team period. The Jets will decide later in the week who'll start.

“It's one of those situations where we need him to be real honest, which he has done a good job of since I've been here,” Gase said of Darnold. “We'll just kind of see where it goes. We'll get him rolling and kind of see today how he feels and we have to see the next day as well.”

The Jets are 0-8 over the last three seasons in games Darnold has not started, including 0-4 this year.

In other injuries, left guard Alex Lewis did not practice after hurting a shoulder last Sunday at Miami and appears likely to miss the game against the Bills.