Sam Darnold of the Panthers looks on against the Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. Credit: Mike Stobe
Safe to say this wasn’t the return to MetLife Stadium that Sam Darnold had in mind.
The former Jets quarterback was benched in the fourth quarter as his Carolina Panthers were in the process of being mauled by the Giants, 25-3, on Sunday.
The Jets gave up on Darnold and traded him to the Panthers, who have dropped four straight after a 3-0 start. Darnold has played progressively worse during the losing streak, and it culminated in an embarrassing performance in his former home building.