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Sam Darnold passes first spotlight test with flying colors

Sam Darnold made up for lost time Saturday night.

After missing the first three days of training camp while he and the Jets haggled over his contract, the rookie got the majority of work among the quarterbacks Saturday night in the Jets’ Green & White scrimmage in front of a crowd of about 18,000 at Rutgers University.

Overall, Darnold played well as the third quarterback to take the field. He completed 9-of-11 passes for 89 yards. He also ran for 13 yards on two scrambles and was sacked twice. Darnold oversaw four drives in the scrimmage, while Teddy Bridgewater got three drives and Josh McCown got one.