With his right shoulder still ailing, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold will miss his second consecutive game Sunday and is out indefinitely.
Joe Flacco will start against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Adam Gase announced.
The news is particularly troubling for the Jets (0-9) because they had hoped Darnold would be healthy enough to start after resting over the bye week.
They’re not considering injured reserve for Darnold, Gase said, but he was non-committal on whether Darnold will be ready for Week 12. He will begin a throwing program that will help his recovery.
Darnold suffered a sprained AC joint on Oct. 1 against the Denver Broncos. He returned to finish that game, but missed the next two games. He started the next two, but aggravated the shoulder late in a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 1. He hasn’t played since.