Los Angeles Times

Darnold still out: The Jets’ quarterbac­k won’t play against Eagles while he continues to recover.

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Sam Darnold’s return will have to wait at least another week.

The New York Jets quarterbac­k was ruled out for the team’s game at Philadelph­ia on Sunday as he continues to recover from mononucleo­sis.

Darnold was originally scheduled to have medical tests Friday, but the doctors instead ran them Thursday.

“The labs didn’t come back the way that we were hoping,” Coach Adam Gase said Friday. “I know Sam’s disappoint­ed, but we’re able to adjust and work quickly. Our guys have done a good job with any kind of changes that we’ve had to make.”

Darnold was diagnosed with mononucleo­sis on Sept. 11, three days after the season-opening loss to Buffalo. The initial hope was the 22-year-old quarterbac­k from USC might be ready to play this week, but doctors have been monitoring Darnold’s spleen, which became enlarged, a common symptom of mononucleo­sis. A swollen spleen could rupture — a potentiall­y lifethreat­ening situation — if the area takes a hit, leading to the caution with which the doctors are using.

“It’s close,” Gase said, “but it’s not where it needs to be.”

Luke Falk will make his second straight start.

Ramsey needs to see a back specialist

The Jacksonvil­le Jaguars will be without cornerback Jalen Ramsey for a second straight week, and now they want their disgruntle­d star to see a back specialist.

Coach Doug Marrone ruled Ramsey out Friday, saying he has been “working extremely hard to get back with this low-back issue and it hasn’t been getting any better.”

Marrone said he didn’t know when Ramsey would visit a specialist.

Browns’ Beckham f ined for f ighting

Cleveland Browns star Odell Beckham Jr. was fined an undisclose­d amount by the NFL for fighting Baltimore’s Marlon Humphrey. The wide receiver said the penalty would have been harsher if he had retaliated.

Beckham wouldn’t disclose how much he was fined Friday after joking it was $250,000.

Etc.

Buffalo Bills quarterbac­k Josh Allen was a full participan­t at Friday’s practice and is questionab­le for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans as he recovers from a concussion . ... New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is going to miss his second straight game with an ankle injury. Coach Pat Shurmur said that Barkley and linebacker­s Alex Ogletree (hamstring) and Tae Davis (concussion) will not play . ... Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Colt McCoy will start at quarterbac­k against the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Gruden announced the switch to McCoy after practice Friday. ... Browns star receiver Jarvis Landry cleared concussion protocol and practiced. Landry sustained a head injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s win over Baltimore. Despite missing the fourth quarter, Landry finished with eight catches for a career-high 167 yards . ... The Kansas City Chiefs will be without star wide receiver Tyreek Hill again Sunday. He’s still recovering from a Week 1 shoulder injury.

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