Sam Darnold Spread by Mono, Out for the Game Monday Night with Browns and Probably Longer

Adam Gase, head coach of the New York Jets, told the media that quarterback Sam Darnold would miss the Monday night duel against the Cleveland Browns because of the mono.

Gase knew that this news would surprise people and seemed upset by the update.

"Then [Darnold] … a mono. He will be absent for this match, "said Gase. So, Trevor (Siemian) will start and Luke Falk will be high at one point and will be the replacement. So, that will be it. "

To make matters worse, Darnold has already lost weight and Gase gave the impression that his franchise quarterback was going to miss several games. Per Rich CiminiGase said he was happy that the Jets had a leave of week 4, which might suggest that he was not counting on Darnold before week 5, when the Jets traveled to Philadelphia.

Darnold completed 28 of 41 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown in the Buffalo Bills' 17-16 home defeat of the Bills in the first week. Buffalo scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Regarding the new starter, Siemian spent the 2018 season as Kirk Cousins' replacement for the Minnesota Vikings. Prior to that, he spent his first three seasons with the Denver Broncos. He had a chance as a starter but only registered a 13-11 record before Denver opted to trade him for Minnesota. In 26 games (24 starts), Siemian had 5,686 yards, 30 touchdowns and 24 steals.

Falk, who will be promoted to the coaching team, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with "Tom Brady's choice" in 199th overall in the NFL 2018 draft. He was part of the final list of this list and was quickly picked up by the Miami Dolphins. He sustained a wrist injury and was placed in the casualty reserve a month later, and then resigned in May.

The bookmakers withdrew the game on Monday night after the news announcement. The Browns had already been favored by 2.5 points on the road. Westgate reopened the line at -6.5, but it soon dropped, with the Siemian Jets coming back into the money.

After Monday night's football game against the Browns, the Jets travel to New England to face the Patriots. The preliminary line on that match had been Patriots -13, but Darnold was going out.