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Sam Darnold will start at quarterback in the New York Jets' season-opening game at Detroit next Monday night.The 21-year-old Darnold will also make some NFL history by becoming the youngest quarterback to start in Week 1 since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. At 21 years and 97 days Youth David Njoku Jersey , the rookie surpasses Drew Bledsoe (21-203), who held the distinction since starting for New England in 1993."Sam had a good preseason," Bowles said Monday while making the announcement. "We weren't holding him back, and we weren't rushing him at the same time. He still has some things to learn, but it was (his) poise in the pocket and the way he grasped the offense coming in right away. ... He gives us a very good chance to win."The announcement came as no surprise as the rookie was solid while starting the Jets' second and third preseason games. New York traded Teddy Bridgewater to New Orleans last week , and Darnold then sat out the preseason finale at Philadelphia — clear signals the No. 3 overall draft pick would be under center against the Lions."For me, I've always been kind of a calm person and a guy who just goes out there and tries to do my job to the highest ability I can," Darnold said before Bowles made the decision official.  Richard Todd http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-larry-ogunjobi-jersey , Ken O'Brien, Chad Pennington and Mark Sanchez certainly had their moments, but none was able to sustain success or keep a frustrated fan base energized and hopeful over a long period.The Jets hope Darnold ends that drought.Oh, and then there's the Super Bowl, where the franchise hasn't been since Joe Namath famously delivered on his guarantee in 1969.".Just a few weeks later, it was clear that Darnold would be leading the franchise when the regular season kicked off.Of the five first-round QBs from this year's draft, Darnold is the only starter for the opener. Mayfield, Josh Allen (Buffalo) Jarvis Landry Jersey , Josh Rosen (Arizona) and Lamar Jackson (Baltimore) will be backups."