Sam Darnold has a new best friend.
The Jets’ quarterback has been watching plenty of film on his new running back Le’Veon Bell, and is looking forward to having him in the backfield next fall.
“I love it. What’s not to love about it?” Darnold said Wednesday at Yankee Stadium before taking in his first game in The Bronx. “Le’Veon’s a great player. He’s very instinctual, too. He’s very quarterback friendly, which I’ve kind of noticed watching his tape a little bit. Whenever Big Ben [Roethlisberger] was back there, as a quarterback you sense when time runs out, you start looking for guys and Le’Veon’s always really friendly and he’s always kind of right there in your vision, or he was always in Ben’s vision.