Sam Richard Darnold is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He played college football at USC, where he won the 2017 Rose Bowl as a freshman, and was selected third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Sam Darnold: Concussion| Week 9| Hit| Injury status
Concussion:
The status of Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold remains unclear, as he’s still in the concussion protocol.
Darnold was listed as a limited participant in Friday’s walk-through, and he’s listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Patriots.
He will have to be cleared by an independent neurologist before he’s able to play, after suffering a concussion in last week’s win over the Falcons. He also suffered a shoulder injury in that game.
Week 9:
Game status: Darnold is ACTIVE for Week 9.
10:15 a.m. update: Darnold is expected to start Sunday’s game, per Adam Schefter.
Game day update: The Jets will work out Darnold pre-game and are hopeful that “at minimum he’ll be a backup with hopes that he’ll start and play the entire game,” per Ian Rapoport.
Hit:
Darnold completed 13 of 24 passes for 129 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was hurt on a hit in the fourth quarter of that game. The week before, Darnold was benched in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Giants.
If Darnold can’t play this week, the Panthers will turn to backup quarterback P.J. Walker. In relief of a benched Darnold in Week 7, Walker completed three of 14 passes for 33 yards.
Injury status:
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