Quarterback Sam Darnold was introduced by the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, two days after agreeing to a three-year, $100.5 million free-agent deal with the team. Darnold had the best season of his career going into free agency,

After one season with the San Francisco 49ers, Sam Darnold left for a breakout 2024 campaign with the Minnesota Vikings. He parlayed that success into a lucrative contract with the Seattle Seahawks, where he will now face his former team twice a year.

You can learn a lot from a kid. Just ask Sam Darnold. On Thursday, the Seattle Seahawks’ new $100.5 million quarterback who was once viewed as a first-round bust was asked at his introductory press conference about his unexpected upward career trajectory: How did he finally unlock the potential that made him the No.