Decimated by the Tennessee Titans at home in Week 1, the Cleveland Browns roll into MetLife Stadium to face the New York Jets on Monday as … heavy favorites?
The Browns jumped from 2.5-point favorites to 5- and 5.5 points at FanDuel and most Las Vegas sportsbooks early Thursday as Jets coach Adam Gase announced a laundry list of key injuries, including the absence of starting quarterback Sam Darnold due to mono. Darnold could miss multiple games, Gase said.
Trevor Siemian is set to start at quarterback for the Jets against a riled up Browns team that is ready to play on the big stage of New York after giving up 43 points during a 30-point loss in Week 1.
Darnold isn’t the only key component in question for Gase’s Jets.
First-round pick Quinnen Williams (ankle), big-money linebacker C.J. Mosley (groin), sledgehammer safety Jamal Adams (hip) and Le’Veon Bell all missed practice Thursday.
Bell was scheduled for an MRI exam on his shoulder. Gase described the injury as soreness, but Bell played in his first game in 20 months last week.