The New York Jets announced Monday that rookie quarterback Sam Darnold will officially be the team's starting quarterback for the Week 1 game against the Detroit Lions.
"We feel like he gives us a good chance to win," head coach Todd Bowles explained, per Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. "We're not starting him because he's a rookie and not ready. He gives us a good chance to win. ... He's earned the right to start."
The No. 3 overall draft pick in April was battling Teddy Bridgewater and Josh McCown for the starting spot, but Bridgewater was traded to the New Orleans Saints before the end of the preseason.