Seattle Seahawks Made Splash Signing Quarterback Sam Darnold
There have been a flurry of transactions coming out of the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Seahawks have not rested on their laurels since just missing out on the playoffs last season. They shipped out Geno Smith last week to the Las Vegas Raiders. Reuniting Smith with Seattle’s former head coach Pete Carroll who is now the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. However, the action continued as the Seattle Seahawks made a splash by signing quarterback Sam Darnold.
Darnold had virtually been written off as a bust prior to playing for the Minnesota Vikings last season. He filled in for the injured rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy and acquitted himself very nicely. Leading the Vikings to the playoffs. But the Vikings decided not to bring Darnold back which worked out to his advantage. The details of his new deal with the Seahawks were provided by Adam Schefter. “ESPN sources: Former Vikings QB Sam Darnold reached agreement today on a three-year, $100.5 million contract including $55 million guaranteed with the Seattle Seahakws. Seattle has its successor to Geno Smith.”
Longtime Seattle Sports host, former NFL quarterback and current FOX football analyst Brock Duard is a fan of Darnold going to Seattle. He shared his thoughts with Seattle Sports:
“You get quite a bit younger. Sam Darnold’s 27, but he comes with an awful lot of experience – both good and bad. Huard likes that Darnold picked himself up after not sticking as the Jets or Panthers starting quarterback, taking a year to learn as the backup QB in San Francisco in 2023, then becoming a first-time Pro Bowler after being pressed into duty in 2024 with the Minnesota Vikings.”
Seattle Seahawks Made Splash Signing Quarterback Sam Darnold
Duard went on to say about Darnold:
“The dude is gritty and tough. West Coast guy, been beat up in his career, got surrounded by a tremendous supporting cast last year (with the Minnesota Vikings) – the play-caller, organization fit (him).
“Most importantly (to me) as an old quarterback is he’s going to walk in and know this language and have such comfort with Klint Kubiak. That year together in San Francisco, (Darnold has) the depth of knowledge, the depth of experience, (will be) able to be the tip of the spear – as (Seahawks coach) Mike Macdonald likes to say – because he knows this system inside and out. He knows the checks, he knows the details, he knows what it’s supposed to look like. Then (because of) last year, he knows what it’s supposed to play and feel like as, again, he flourished.”
For the Seahawks’ sake, I hope Duard is right in his assessment about Darnold.
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