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To aid Sam Darnold's progress, Jets must cut dead weight at QB

A look at what's going on around the New York Jets (post-draft version):

1. Full house: Drafting a potential franchise quarterback comes with great responsibility. The Jets must do everything possible to aid Sam Darnold’s development, which right now means getting him ready to play as soon as possible. They can do that by uncluttering the depth chart, a nice way of saying it’s time to part ways with Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty.

They have five quarterbacks on the roster, two too many. The ideal setup for the start of training camp is Josh McCown, Teddy Bridgewater and Darnold, because this would allow Darnold to get plenty of reps in practice and preseason games.