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When Joe Douglas, general manager of the Jets, met the media after Adam Gase was fired as the team’s head coach in January, he said the team had to make some decisions at the quarterback when they appointed Gase’s replacement and added that he thinks Sam Darnold has a bright future. in the league.
The Jets have appointed Robert Saleh as their new head coach since this comment, but Douglas has not had an update on what the team is going to do at a press conference on Wednesday. He did say that the team’s view of Darnold has not changed since the January comments.
‘With Sam, our position on Sam has not changed, ”Douglas said via SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano. “He is an extremely talented player. Very smart, very tough. We have no doubt that he will reach his outstanding potential.
Douglas said the team does not feel there is a deadline to make a decision on their plans at quarterback, and that they will listen to teams that will deal with the possibility of Darnold. If they decide to use the second overall pick on a quarterback, they will likely be motivated to do more than that.