FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – NFL training camps are not all talk. There still is running and throwing and catching and hitting under the broiling sun, just like in olden times.
But more so than ever under tighter practice restrictions – RIP, two-a-days – mid-summer is built around communication of every sort, especially under a new coach.
No one is more important in that process for the Jets than quarterback Sam Darnold, who in his second season knows enough to do more talking but still has much to learn.
So it was interesting early Monday to see the team’s biggest new name, three-time Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell, having an animated sideline conversation with Darnold.