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    Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold prepares for life on and off the field

    by J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times Jul 26, 2018 7 minutes

    "Rotate!"

    Sam Darnold is on the move again, following a public relations representative across a conference room at the Ritz-Carlton Marina del Rey. Kelsey Rhoney has been assigned to help Darnold navigate his paid media appearance at last week's Gatorade athlete of the year dinner. It's an easy assignment because Darnold is pretty much down for anything.

    Next up is a sit-down with an eager interviewer who wants to play a rapid-fire game with him.

    "Would you rather have more money or more time?" she asks.

    "Definitely more time," Darnold says.

    "Would you rather be stuck on an island alone or be stuck with someone who never stopped talking?"

    "Probably alone."

    "Shout all the time or whisper all the time?"

    "Whisper."

    One could translate Darnold's on-the-spot decisions to mean he is still a shy guy from San Clemente, Calif., despite his surprising, whirlwind two-year tour as USC's quarterback and his ascension to the No. 3 pick in April's NFL draft. If his words are true - that Darnold would enjoy more quiet time to himself - then that is

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