FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Day after day in training camp, when the quarterbacks met to review practice and game video, Josh McCown's eyes told him what his heart knew on April 26:
His days as an NFL starting quarterback were coming to an end.
That night, the New York Jets selected Sam Darnold with the third pick in the draft. High draft choices usually don't start out on the bench, and Darnold did nothing this summer that made McCown think the kid couldn't handle the job.
"You watch the tape and you see the progress he was making, and that was the key," McCown said Tuesday, commenting for the first time on coach Todd Bowles' decision to name Darnold the starter.