NY Jets: Don’t expect a Sam Darnold trade any time soon, per report

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The NY Jets may very well trade quarterback Sam Darnold this offseason and search for his replacement. However, don’t expect a trade to happen any time soon.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Monday that the Jets “are planning to complete their evaluations of the top [quarterbacks] in the NFL Draft before making any decisions on Sam Darnold.”

He noted that includes both pro days and interviews. Which essentially means that we’ll likely be waiting quite some time — probably until at least the end of March, if not April.

This is because all the top quarterback prospects — aside from Trevor Lawrence — have pro days in the middle or end…