Asked & Answered: Has there ever been a career rebirth quite like Sam Darnold?

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Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 3 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 4 and beyond.

ASKED: Is Malik Nabers the NFL’s next great wide receiver?

Sure, quarterbacks get all the money, and linebackers are the toughest cats on the field, but when it comes to glory, there’s no position in football that compares to the cinematic, big-money wide receiver. From Jerry Rice to Randy Moss to Julio Jones to Tyreek Hill, the guy who can go up and pull majesty out of the air is a rare commodity. And lo and behold, the Giants — the Giants! — might have ended up with one in Malik Nabers.

Drafted sixth overall earlier this year out of LSU, Nabers is already setting records in just his third game in the league. Just 21, he’s now the youngest wide receiver to score two touchdowns in a game, and if that stat is slicing the numbers a little thin for you, just enjoy his catches:

True, three games isn’t much of a body of work, but Nabers is on a hell of a trajectory so far.

ANSWERED: Whether Bryce Young will see the field again any time soon

Look, nobody needs to feel too bad for Bryce Young. He’s turned his football skills into a highly lucrative contract, he won the Heisman Trophy, and he reached the NFL. Sure, he’s been humiliated on the big stage for the entire country to see, but that’s part of the deal. Benched after just two ultra-lackluster games, Young had to watch Sunday as ageless Andy Dalton, playing for his 47th franchise, stepped into the breach and turned Carolina into a points-scoring machine. We’re not saying Young couldn’t make throws like this:

… we’re just saying he hasn’t. And if Dalton keeps the Panthers humming against the Bengals, Bears and Falcons, Young won’t get the chance again before Halloween.

ASKED: Has there ever been a career rebirth quite like Sam Darnold?

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Publish date : 2024-09-23 11:47:06

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