The Jets are angry that NFL Films (which is based in Mount Laurel, N.J.) cleared quarterback Sam Darnold’s “I’m seeing ghosts” comment to air during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast.

And the Jets and Darnold have a backer in Giants coach Pat Shurmur.

He hates when players are mic’d up — as Darnold was Monday against the Patriots, when he made that remark on the sideline.

“I’m not fond of them,” Shurmur said of mics on players during games. "I think there are things that get said and corrected during the game that should be internal. I know outside, it’s kind of interesting and nice for broadcasts to see that stuff. But it’s hard to play quarterback in this league. He’s a tough young man.

“But if you ask me my opinion about mics [on players during games], I’m not fond of them. Plus, when you have a mic, then some of what you’re communicating at the line of scrimmage now becomes public record."

Of course, coaches have basically zero say in this matter, because players being mic’d up is part of the lucrative broadcast agreement between networks and the NFL. And it’s not like NFL Films — which clears mic’d-up audio to air during broadcasts — OK’d a play call at the line of scrimmage. That sort of thing doesn’t happen, despite what Shurmur said.

What NFL Films cleared — Darnold’s “seeing ghosts” quote — wasn’t proprietary game-planning information, but rather, an honest piece of self assessment from a struggling young quarterback. It won’t cost the Jets any games going forward, in terms of intel getting out.

But it did make Darnold and the Jets look overmatched Monday night, so it’s understandable that the organization would feel stung by NFL Films clearing the audio to air on ESPN.

Then again, here’s what also made Darnold and the Jets look overmatched Monday night — the fact that the Patriots beat them 33-0 and Darnold had five turnovers.

NFL analyst Darryl Slater may be reached at dslater@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DarrylSlater.