FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- During a quiet moment recently in the New York Jets' quarterback room, Josh McCown pulled out his tablet and punched up a video of his son's first football game of the season. As dad watched with a critical eye, he was joined by Sam Darnold, who pulled up a chair and watched every snap of Owen McCown, the junior varsity quarterback at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Josh McCown took notes and texted them to his son, occasionally including tips from Darnold. As McCown said, "If Sam says it, sometimes it carries a little more weight than dad.