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Sam Darnold excited to have Le'Veon Bell in the backfield and about the new uniforms they'll be wearing

Sam Darnold has only seen video of Le’Veon Bell, but he’s already imagined what it will be like to have him in the backfield after the Jets signed the two-time All-Pro to a four-year, $52.5-million contract last month.

“I love it,” Darnold said Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. “I mean, what’s not to love about it? Le’Veon is a great player. He’s very instinctual too. He’s very quarterback friendly, which I’ve noticed watching his tape a little bit. Whenever Big Ben [Roethlisberger] was back there, you could kind of sense that, as a quarterback, too, you sense when time runs out.