FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY—Sam Darnold is used to wearing red, having done so at USC for two seasons.
The beard, however, is a new experience.
With the help of Bleacher Report podcast Simms & Lefkoe, Darnold donned the suit of another red-clad legend, Santa Claus, and listened to the Christmas wishes of children gathered at the Livingston Mall in Livingston, NJ.
With the podcast’s hosts, Adam Lefkoe and former NFL quarterback Chris Simms, posing as Darnold’s “elves,” the incognito New York Jets quarterback can’t escape the competition. Two children in the video ask for the jersey of Saquon Barkley, while another child introduces himself as a fan of the Green Bay Packers, Darnold’s Sunday opponent (1:00 p.