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FLORHAM PARK http://www.cowboyscheapauthenticstore.com/trysten-hill-jersey-cheap , N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets rookie quarterback was a full participant at practice Wednesday, putting him on track to start at Buffalo against the Bills on Sunday.“That’s the goal,” Darnold said. “I’m really excited about this week and where we’re headed. I’m really excited about how I felt today, so as of right now, I’m really excited about hopefully getting a chance to play on Sunday.”Yes, he’s really excited.After all, Darnold has missed the past three games with a strained right foot. He was injured against Miami on Nov. 4 and hasn’t played since. Despite Darnold fully participating and Josh McCown limited with a sore back, coach Todd Bowles wouldn’t commit to the rookie starting this week.“We’ll see,” Bowles said. “It’s too early in the week.”Darnold certainly is preparing as though he’ll be playing in the icy cold of Buffalo, where the temperature is expected to be right around freezing Sunday.So, instead of hitting the practice field bundled up in layers Wednesday with the temps in the low-30s, the California kid wore a short-sleeved shirt.“It was cold today, but I had a little wet suit underneath,” Darnold said with a big grin. “So, I was really warm and felt like I didn’t really need long sleeves. I just kind of went with it.”Added Bowles: “This is going to be about how it’s going to be on Sunday, so I’ll think he’ll be fine. He’s 21, he’ll shake it quick.”Darnold returned to practice on a limited basis last week , but was not active last Sunday as McCown started in his place for the third straight game. Bowles said the No. 3 overall pick was working on shaking off the rust by getting his timing right.“He looked fine,” Bowles said of Darnold’s performance Wednesday. “I mean, he threw the ball around pretty good, but it’s Day 1, so we’re trending.”Darnold acknowledged that there’s occasional soreness as he works his way back from the foot injury, the details of which haven’t been disclosed other than the team calling it a “strain.” The quarterback was in a walking boot for a few days after the injury and has been gradually improving during the last four weeks.“I knew it was three or four weeks, but for me it was really just depending on how I felt, if I felt ready to go, so hopefully this week Drew Lock Jersey ,” Darnold said. “So far after that last practice, I feel really good, so I’m really hoping to get back out there this Sunday.”The 39-year-old McCown had one touchdown pass and four interceptions filling in for Darnold, and the Jets went 0-3 in those games.Darnold still leads the NFL with 14 interceptions despite missing three games, but will try to jumpstart an offense that has struggled during New York’s six-game losing streak.“It’s been tough,” Darnold said of sitting out a month. “It (stinks). Josh has done a great job, honestly, of everything, really handling everything the way he has has been amazing. But for me, watching and not having a chance to do anything about it (stinks), but at the same time it is what it is and I knew that going into it.“So, I was just trying to get healthy every single week and come back and hopefully this week is the week.”If Darnold returns this week, it will be the first time he’ll take on Buffalo’s Josh Allen, who was taken four picks after New York took its quarterback.Darnold and Allen got to know each other well during the months leading up to the draft, both working with Jordan Palmer and preparing for the next step in their football careers. Darnold said it would be “fun” to face Allen, even though he knows the Bills rookie — who set a Buffalo record for quarterbacks with 135 yards rushing last week against Miami — could be trouble for the Jets’ defense.“The dude is a freak athlete,” Darnold said. “He’s so big and runs so fast and can throw the ball a mile. He’s a handful for defenses all around the league, but I know that — like I’ve had — there’s just some different looks that you go against than college. So he’s, just like I’ve been having, a little bit of rookie struggles and not seeing some of the defenses.“I think for both of us it’s just about continuing to get those reps, but Josh has been doing amazing.”NOTES: OL Spencer Long didn’t practice because of an illness, along with knee and finger injuries. RB Isaiah Crowell (toe) also sat out. … WR Quincy Enunwa (ankle) and TE Jordan Leggett (knee) were both limited. … S Marcus Maye had surgery Tuesday on his injured shoulder. Bowles said Maye, who’s on injured reserve, will need a few months to recover. … LB Josh Martin returned to practice after being designated for return from IR after missing the past eight games with a concussion. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The tempo at New York Jets practice is in midseason form.So is the intensity on the field, with guys flying around from sideline to sideline. The volume of the coaches is up http://www.broncoscheapauthenticstore.com/dre_mont-jones-jersey-cheap , too.It’s still only May, but there’s a noticeable — and audible — buzz around the new-look Jets.“That’s one thing I’ve been loving so much about this year so far is the competitiveness, and it starts with the coaches,” defensive end Leonard Williams said Wednesday. “Adam Gase is a crazy offensive coordinator and Gregg (Williams) is obviously a crazy D-coordinator. So, having those two go at it in practice, it kind of trickles down to the players, and the players go at it, too.“But it’s in a healthy way. Just a competition, getting better.”And, just to be clear, Leonard Williams wasn’t questioning his coaches’ sanity.“Yeah, when I say ‘crazy,'” he said, laughing, “it’s in a good way.”The combination of Gase as the head coach and mastermind of the offense, and Gregg Williams as the ‘mad scientist’ of the defense has been an intriguing storyline this offseason — particularly how the two would co-exist as they try to make their sides of the ball better than the other.“It’s fun to be out there,” Gase said. “There’s some juice in the air.”So far, the pace of practices during organized activities has been quicker than most at this time of year, when teams usually ease into their offseason programs before minicamp and then training camp.“I think it’s going to help a lot because we’re not waiting to compete,” Leonard Williams said. “We’re not waiting to get into pads, not waiting for the season to start, not waiting for like some big moment to get going. We’re trying to take it day by day — and it starts now.“I feel like that’s the mentality that’s running through the whole team and there’s a lot of fire in everybody right now.”Especially the men in charge.Gase, hired as coach of the Jets in January, had no qualms about bringing a strong-minded alpha-type leader such as Gregg Williams aboard to run the defense.Williams came with a reputation for being loud and, well, colorful with his language — and he hasn’t disappointed. The veteran defensive coordinator isn’t shy about letting his players know when they screw up. He also enjoys trying to frustrate quarterback Sam Darnold and the rest of the offense with blitzes from all angles.“I’m sure you guys have heard it from other dudes http://www.eaglescheapauthenticstore.com/shareef-miller-jersey-cheap , but it’s just a lot more aggressive, like an attacking front,” defensive end Henry Anderson said. “It’s definitely a fun defense to play in.”Similarly, Gase has the offense working at a more rapid pace through the OTA practices than some players are used to. That not only has affected that side of the ball, but also the guys trying to defend against the Jets’ offense.Williams has his players focused on trying to get the ball away from the offense, whether that’s up front or way down the field on a long pass.“We’ll be flying downfield to get after the ball and we have to go right back to line up,” Leonard Williams said. “It’s helping us with conditioning and it’s helping us with everything, like when it comes down to third- or fourth-quarter and clutch situations when you have to push through when you’re tired and stuff like that. It’s great.”The whole vibe reminds Leonard Williams a lot of his college days at USC, where Ed Orgeron was his demanding defensive line coach.“He’s the best coach I’ve ever had in my life, I would say,” Williams said of Orgeron. “The reason why I say that is because he was so intense, it brought the best out of me. I’d be in meetings and hear his voice and I’d sit up straight. Or, he’d tell me something with so much intensity that I know how much passion he has behind it, and it makes me have the same type of passion and fire for it.“We’d just feed off of each other and I like that passion he has.”Just as he and the rest of the Jets are experiencing with the new coaching staff.“Me, personally, I’ve loved it because every day is a challenge,” Gase said of preparing for Gregg Williams’ defense. “You’re not really sure what you’re going to get.”NOTES: Gase said the Jets are being cautious with first-round pick DT Quinnen Williams, who has been sidelined with a calf issue. Williams participated in individual and positional drills Wednesday, but not in team drills. … Leonard Williams is entering a contract year, but said he isn’t focused on trying to get a new deal before the regular season begins. The 2015 first-rounder believes he could thrive in the Jets’ new defense for years to come. “I definitely would want to stay here,” he said. “I feel like I’m a loyal type of player, like I never thought about transferring when I was in high school or college or anything like that. It’s kind of the same now. I’d like to stay on the team if I had the opportunity to.”