Sam Darnold appears ‘higher’ than he did with Jets: Sauce Gardner

LONDON — For Jets followers, seeing Sam Darnold play quarterback for the Vikings on Sunday might carry again some recollections.

For Sauce Gardner, he needed to see what Darnold regarded like in a Jets uniform. 

Gardner got here to the Jets a 12 months after Darnold was traded, however as he ready to face him this week, the Jets cornerback watched movie of Darnold from when he performed for the Jets between 2018-20. 

“You recognize, I used to be watching a few of his movie whereas when he was with the Jets, and you recognize, it regarded, it regarded completely different, you recognize, you recognize what I’m saying?” Gardner stated. 

Sure, Sauce, Jets followers do know what you’re saying. 

Darnold is having a terrific begin to his first season in Minnesota.

He leads the league in touchdowns with 11 and has the Vikings off to a 4-0 begin. 

“He positively regarded higher and completely different than, you recognize, he was when based mostly on the movie that I watched when he was a Jet,” Gardner stated. 

Gardner stated he doesn’t normally return that far when learning quarterbacks however was interested by Darnold. 

“I used to be simply attempting to see, like, how he was again then, you recognize, as a result of I at all times heard that title, however I by no means actually, like, watched them,” Gardner stated. “So I might look and I’m like, ‘This don’t look this the identical,’ you recognize?” 

Gardner identified that having a robust supporting solid round him is actually serving to Darnold. 

“He appears extraordinarily assured,” Gardner stated. “You recognize, he acquired the nice receivers round him. In order that simply makes his job simpler, you recognize, and the throws that he’s making, he’s making some fairly good throws. He’s acquired a giant arm.” 

This was Gardner’s first time outdoors the USA.

He acquired a scare on the bus journey from the airport in London. 

“We acquired on the bus earlier at this time,” Gardner stated. “I see, like, they drive on completely different sides of the highway right here. I believed we was about to get in an accident since we acquired on the bus. In order that threw me off just a little bit.” 

LB C.J. Mosley (toe) is listed as uncertain to play Sunday, and coach Robert Saleh stated it could be a “stretch” to anticipate him to play.

DT Leki Fotu (hamstring) can be listed as uncertain. Fotu stays on injured reserve however started practising this week.

The Saints signed C Connor McGovern off of the Jets follow squad.