Darron Lee – Noteworthy – Transaction
LB Darron Lee of the New York Jets will miss the rest of the regular season after being suspended by the NFL on Friday for violating the league’s Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
The 6-1, 232-pound Lee, selected by the Jets with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2016 draft out of Ohio State, is set to enter the final year of his four-year, $10.2 million rookie contract in 2019. The suspension will cost him about $344,750. Whether the Jets will pick up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract by the May deadline has been a question because he was something of a disappointment in his first two seasons in New York. However, Lee has played better this season with 74 tackles, including five for losses, five passes defensed, and the first three interceptions of his career, including a pick-6 in the season opener that helped the Jets beat the Detroit Lions.
Sam Darnold – Noteworthy – Injury
QB Sam Darnold participated fully in practice for the third straight day on Friday, but head coach Todd Bowles would not say if he will return to the starting lineup against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Darnold returned to practice a week ago before missing his third game because of a right foot injury and worked with the first team this week. Bowles didn’t say if Darnold of Josh McCown, who replaced Darnold, would start against the Bills. “Between him and Josh, they both had good weeks (of practice),” Bowles said.