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Report: Multiple teams have called Jets about Sam Darnold

The Jets have received phone calls from multiple teams in the NFL interested in trading for Sam Darnold.

The Jets have received calls from multiple teams interested in trading for QB Sam Darnold, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Schefter added that the Jets have not come to a decision on their plans at quarterback yet. ESPN reached out to the Jets looking for comment, but they did not confirm nor deny that they have received calls on Darnold.

With Robert Saleh hired as the team’s new head coach, Darnold’s future and the quarterback position are next on the Jets’ offseason to-do list. Saleh has praised Darnold’s skillset since his introductory press conference, but he has repeatedly stopped short of committing to the 23-year-old long-term.

Joe Douglas has taken the same approach. He believes Darnold has a “bright future” in the NFL but isn’t sure it will be with the Jets. Douglas wasn’t the one who drafted Darnold out of USC in 2018, so he has no ties to Darnold. Douglas has the final say on all personnel-related decisions but is consulting with Saleh.

Darnold’s third season with the Jets was a rollercoaster. He missed four games in 2020 due to a right shoulder injury. It was the third consecutive year that Darnold missed at least three games because of an injury.

In the 12 games that Darnold did play, though, the numbers weren’t pretty. He had a 57.6 percent completion percentage to go along with 2,208 passing yards, nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The Jets were 2-10 in the games Darnold started.

News of potential Darnold suitors comes as QB trade talk picks up around the league. The Lions already agreed to send Matthew Stafford to the Rams for a haul and the Deshaun Watson sage remains ongoing in Houston. The Eagles are also expected to trade Carson Wentz soon. Among the teams that called Detroit about Stafford, according to Schefter: Washington, Indianapolis, Carolina, San Francisco and Chicago. All could be suitors for Darnold — if the Jets choose to trade him.

The Jets have a monster decision on their hands, but it doesn’t look like they’re ready to make it just yet. Over the next few weeks, though, they’ll have to decide whether to keep Darnold or trade him to another team.

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Report: NFL executives doubt Jets could land 1st-round pick for Sam Darnold

Jets would reportedly receive a similar return to that of Josh Rosen if they elected to trade Sam Darnold, according to league executives.

As speculation over the 0-4 Jets’ future plans with a potential No. 1 pick continues to swirl, many are wondering what the team could get for Sam Darnold if New York decided to move on.

If Trevor Lawrence is on the board in April, it’s hard to see the Jets not picking the Clemson product. In that case, they would try to trade Darnold.

The Jets would find themselves in a situation similar to the one their Week 5 opponents — the Arizona Cardinals — recently found themselves in. One year after trading up to select QB Josh Rosen in the same draft the Jets landed Darnold, the Cardinals used the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft on QB Kyler Murray. They then turned around and traded Rosen to the Dolphins for second and fifth-round picks.

If Gang Green elects to go down this similar path, NFL executives believe the Jets would likely get back a similar package for Darnold, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The sentiment around these opposing NFL GMs is that Darnold has struggled and is displaying the same elements that plagued him in college. Still, it only takes one team to fall in love with his potential.

As Darnold sits on Sunday with a shoulder injury, the third-year quarterback is off to a less than ideal start to his 2020 season. In four games, Darnold has completed 59.4% of his passes for 792 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions. When he gets back in the lineup, he’ll need to show a bit more, whether the Jets plan on keeping him or not.