RICHMOND, Va. – Another day, another rave review for Sam Darnold.
This time it came from one of the best-known cornerbacks in the NFL, the Redskins’ Josh Norman, who after three days of joint practices with the Jets proclaimed the rookie quarterback’s skills and smarts “pretty awesome.”
Norman spoke after the last of three joint practices in advance of the teams’ preseason game in Landover, Maryland, on Thursday, while Darnold signed autographs and posed for pictures with Jets fans nearby.
Initially, Norman said, he dismissed Darnold as “just a guy” before seeing him in person “making these throws and you are like, ‘All right, that’s not so much a college-level throw.