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On Monday, the New York Jets traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers for a 2021 sixth-round draft pick and 2022 second- and fourth-round picks. The move affirms what was already obvious for the Jets: New York will take a quarterback, likely Zach Wilson, with its no. 2 selection in this month’s draft. It also affirms their failure to develop Darnold into a franchise quarterback, a mistake they don’t want to repeat. After taking Darnold with the no. 3 selection in 2018, the Jets will soon become the first team since at least 1967 to take two quarterbacks in the top three picks in a four-year span.