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Todd Bowles keeping Jets QB starter to himself

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The ball was spotted at the 10. Sam Darnold walked up behind the center, took the snap and dropped back, moving well to the naked eye.

The Jets’ 21-year-old rookie quarterback threw a strike to Quincy Enunwa in the left side of the end zone for the touchdown. There was no actual running back there on Darnold’s play-action fake and no defenders. This was just a drill during the first half hour of indoor practice Friday morning.

But he proceeded to practice only on a limited basis for the third straight day, although Todd Bowles said Darnold looked “good.