Just how long might Sam Darnold’s case of mononucleosis keep him off the field?
That was one of the topics WFAN’s Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti discussed Friday morning, a day after Jets coach Adam Gase announced his quarterback is expected to miss multiple games with the illness.
Esiason said he remembers when his son Gunnar had mono.
“There are a lot of things that you’ve got to worry about, “he said at the start of the” Boomer and Gio “show. “You’ve got to worry about the liver, you’ve got to worry about losing weight, you’ve got to worry about being tired. And these things usually last up to six weeks, maybe even longer than that if you’re
“It’s a big deal. This is what happens when you have a young kid for a quarterback. Things like this happen. Usually it doesn’t happen to guys in their late 20 s and early 30 s. He’s still a kid, “Boomer said of the 22 – year-old quarterback.
Boomer added that he thinks the Jets will be lucky to get Darnold back in time for their Oct. 21 game against the Patriots .
Gregg Giannotti, Esiason’s co-host, joined the many Jets fans who are in disbelief over the news.
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“There’s been jokes about it obviously because it’s just one of these things like you’re telling me that Sam Darnold, the Jets’ starting quarterback, got a disease that usually 14 – year-olds get by making out behind a CVS, “Gio said.
A caller, Eric in Cedarhurst, who is a doctor, explained the concerns involved with mono. He said the best-case scenario for Darnold’s return is the Oct. 6 game at Philadelphia. The worst-case scenario is Darnold missing seven to eight weeks, he said.
“He’s going to be very tired, and he already lost some weight,” Eric said. “Obviously the Jets have an excellent nutrition staff. They’re going to be all over it. The main thing that’s going to hold him back is the enlarged spleen and the risk of rupture. It doesn’t happen in all patients getting an enlarged And most patients – like if you or me got mononucleosis, we’re not going to get routine imaging to see if our spleen is enlarged. , and that will dictate what is the level of risk. “
To listen to the open from Friday’s” Boomer and Gio, “in which the guys also discuss the Mets’ blowout win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday and the latest spate of Yankees injuries, click on the audio player above.
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