DARNOLD HAS INJURED FOOT, COULD MISS BILLS GAME

FLORHAMPARK, N.J. (AP) >> Sam Darnold could be headed for the sideline this week — and maybe longer.

The New York Jets rookie quarterback has a strained right foot, coach Todd Bowles announced Wednesday, leaving Darnold’s status for the team’s game Sunday against Buffalo in doubt.

“It’s just adversity,” Darnold said after practice. “You’ve just got to deal with it, get better as soon as possible, get back on the field as soon as possible.”

Bowles said it was too early to rule out Darnold for the game, and clarified that the injury was a strain — not a sprain, contrary to published reports.

“They’ve got him listed as day to day,” Bowles said.

Darnold was surprisingly wearing a boot on his foot at the start of practice Wednesday, and watched in sweats and a green Jets cap as McCown and Davis Webb, currently on the practice squad, threw passes in individual drills.

“Obviously, I want to be out there with the guys,” Darnold said. “I want to go out there and play. Hopefully, if I’m able to go out there and play Sunday, I will. If not, I’m just going to treat it as another learning experience. When adversity hits, it’s up to me how to respond. That’s all I can worry about.”

Darnold was injured during the Jets’ 13- 6 loss at Miami last Sunday , possibly on a fourth-quarter sack by Cameron Wake in which the quarterback came up limping. He took a few other big hits, so he was uncertain as to when the

DENNIS WASZAK JR. - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold talks with the media in the locker room in Florham Park, N.J. Darnold has a boot on his right foot and is not practicing, leaving his status for the team’s game against Buffalo on Sunday in doubt. Darnold was injured during the Jets’ 13-6 loss at Miami last Sunday, but finished the game.

LYNNE SLADKY - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake (91) sacks New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14), during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Miami Gardens, Fla. New York Jets offensive tackle Brandon Shell (72) is on the left.