Jets CEO Christopher Johnson made a bold proclaimation about the Jets’ decision to draft quarterback Sam Darnold this week when he said people will look back in 20 years and see it as the moment the Jets “became a great team.”
One of Darnold’s new teammates is going to wait for a little more evidence before saying Darnold is the man who will change the franchise’s fortunes forever. Left tackle Kelvin Beachum says he’s heard Darnold is a “great person” and is excited to start working with him so that he can find out the answer to one pressing question about the rookie.
“Man, I’m one of those guys: Until you get hit in the mouth, I don’t know what you’ve got yet,” Beachum said, via NJ.com. “And he ain’t been hit in the mouth by an NFL defensive lineman. So when that time comes, we’ll see.”
Beachum will play a role in determining just how often defensive linemen are hitting Darnold in the mouth and the Jets will want that to be a rare occurrence even if Darnold shows the kind of resiliency that Beachum is hoping to see.
One of Darnold’s new teammates is going to wait for a little more evidence before saying Darnold is the man who will change the franchise’s fortunes forever. Left tackle Kelvin Beachum says he’s heard Darnold is a “great person” and is excited to start working with him so that he can find out the answer to one pressing question about the rookie.
“Man, I’m one of those guys: Until you get hit in the mouth, I don’t know what you’ve got yet,” Beachum said, via NJ.com. “And he ain’t been hit in the mouth by an NFL defensive lineman. So when that time comes, we’ll see.”
Beachum will play a role in determining just how often defensive linemen are hitting Darnold in the mouth and the Jets will want that to be a rare occurrence even if Darnold shows the kind of resiliency that Beachum is hoping to see.
