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Sam Darnold parlayed his career-best season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 into a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks this offseason. Now Seattle is hoping Darnold can build on last season’s success and lead the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2022. Seahawks tight end AJ Barner is […]

General manager Chris Ballard confirmed on Tuesday that Anthony Richardson has been cleared to practice by the Indianapolis Colts despite dealing with shoulder soreness earlier in the offseason, as the team reported to Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, for the start of 2025 training camp. While Richardson is medically cleared, Ballard stated that his throwing […]

The Seattle Seahawks, and most other NFL teams, will begin training camp on Tuesday. The 2025 NFL season is now just around the corner now that training camps are humming with activity. But what should Seahawks fans be keeping their eyes peeled for throughout the rest of the summer? ESPN’s Brady Henderson dropped some interesting […]

The Seattle Seahawks have spent much of 2025 redefining themselves, from the sidelines to the starting lineup. Now entering year two under head coach Mike Macdonald, the team is coming off a respectable 10-7 campaign. But seismic roster changes and a bold pivot at quarterback have created a unique landscape of expectations, and uncertainty. No […]

The Seattle Seahawks made several aggressive moves this offseason. Trading away Geno Smith and signing free agent QB Sam Darnold had to be the biggest moves of the bunch. Seattle’s new quarterback announced a new life journey on Monday just weeks before NFL training camp. Darnold and his longtime girlfriend Katie Hoofnagle announced their engagement […]

The Las Vegas Raiders’ quarterback room could look really different now if minority owner Tom Brady didn’t speak up. While the Raiders ultimately landed on trading for and extending Geno Smith, they could and might have realistically signed Smith’s Seattle successor. “The Seahawks’ pursuit of Darnold snuck up on many NFL observers and proceeded in […]

Sam Darnold’s lone season with the Minnesota Vikings ended with a 14-2 record, but the promising run quickly unraveled with a crushing playoff exit. However, things took a turn for the worse pretty quickly. After a tough 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 18, the Vikings followed it with a disappointing 27-9 Wild […]

The Seattle Seahawks turned to minicamp to gain an idea of one 2025 partnership moving forward. They got an early taste of the Sam Darnold and Cooper Kupp connection. Darnold fuels new excitement in the Pacific Northwest as he aims to capitalize on his breakout 2024 season. Seattle and head coach Mike Macdonald will hope […]

The Seattle Seahawks rearranged their star power ahead of 2025. Gone is Geno Smith, in is Sam Darnold behind center. Longtime star wide receivers DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett left too. The new quarterback gets Cooper Kupp to throw to soon, though. Darnold already is witnessing how unique Kupp is on the field. Head coach […]

As Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has struggled during OTAs so far, there is already some speculation about whether the player should start this upcoming season. While Darnold could be seen as a risky move for the Seahawks, head coach Mike Macdonald believes otherwise, taking issue with the conversation around the former Minnesota Vikings signal-caller. […]

As the San Francisco 49ers signed Mac Jones to be the backup for starting quarterback Brock Purdy, the young signal-caller could follow the path of another former first-round pick in Sam Darnold. While people question the new 49ers quarterback in Jones being a starter in the NFL, he could regain that ability with his current […]

The Seattle Seahawks have tried to make life easier for Sam Darnold. But signing the quarterback remains a risky move. Adding the angst, Darnold flopped hard in his first session in front of the media. The Seahawks traded steady quarterback Geno Smith and banked on Darnold, who had a resurgent season with the Vikings in […]

The Seattle Seahawks have entered a new era, and with it comes a new quarterback generating buzz. Sure, much of the NFL world has been fixated on the team’s major roster overhauls and coaching changes. However, the early standout from 2025 minicamp is none other than rookie quarterback Jalen Milroe. In a city that’s seen […]

The Seattle Seahawks signed Cooper Kupp this offseason after moving DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They also brought in a new QB1, signing Sam Darnold to a big deal. Darnold and Kupp will headline the Seahawks’ new-look offense, and the signal-caller explained on The Rich Eisen Show why he believes Kupp is unique: “Coop […]

Maybe the Seattle Seahawks aren’t all-in, and that’s why they grabbed Sam Darnold? Perhaps they wanted someone to be a placeholder for Jalen Milroe? But in terms of the upcoming season, Darnold is the Seahawks’ riskiest move in the 2025 NFL offseason. Few people, if any, expect Milroe to make an impact this year for […]

Sam Darnold may no longer be a member of the Minnesota Vikings, but he still keeps in contact with his former coach, Kevin O’Connell, even though he signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks in free agency earlier this offseason. The Pro Bowl quarterback earned his big contract with the Seahawks after […]

The Seattle Seahawks aggressively changed their quarterback lineup this offseason. Sam Darnold and Jalen Milroe will handle snaps this fall, with the former the favorite to lead the offense. The latter, though, is going the Jayden Daniels route to prepare for the 2025 season. Daniels broke out as the NFL’s top rookie for the Washington […]

The Seattle Seahawks are down to two options on night one of the 2025 NFL Draft. That’s per ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller. Who will general manager John Schneider choose? And who’ll become the first ’25 rookie coached by Mike Macdonald? Miller says the ‘Hawks will go offense at the No. 18 spot. Although, […]

The Seattle Seahawks waived a talented defensive tackle in a shocking move a day before the 2025 NFL Draft. The franchise is coming off a promising season under first-year head coach Mike McDonald. Seattle was locked in a battle for the NFC West crown for most of the year against the Los Angeles Rams, before […]

The Seattle Seahawks have been hard at work revamping their quarterback room this offseason. Sam Darnold is now the team’s new starter after he signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the team in free agency, while the team traded their former starter Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. Despite all that, the Seahawks […]

The Seattle Seahawks have four quarterbacks heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. They signed Sam Darnold to be their starter, Drew Lock to be his backup, and still have Sam Howell and Jaren Hall from last season, with the former acquired last season in a four-pick swap. Is that too many quarterbacks for one team? […]

The Seattle Seahawks will allow Sam Darnold to unleash his arm soon. Drew Lock is back in Seattle. But John Schneider dropped a revealing hint ahead of the NFL Draft about the QB room. The general manager isn’t acknowledging the Seahawks have a crowded signal-caller department. Schneider sounds open to add one more to the […]

One month after signing Sam Darnold, the Seattle Seahawks have seemingly found his backup. In the twilight of free agency, the Seahawks agreed to a deal to bring back veteran quarterback Drew Lock. The Seahawks agreed to a non-specified deal with Lock, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Lock returns to the team after an eventful […]

When the Seattle Seahawks signed Sam Darnold away from the Minnesota Vikings in free agency, it changed the NFL landscape forever. By shipping Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders and signing the top quarterback on the free agent board to a nine-figure contract, the Seahawks secured their future and guaranteed that other teams with […]

The NFL Draft is right around the corner and quarterbacks are the talking point, per usual. Cam Ward is likely to go number one to the Tennessee Titans but after that, anything can happen. If the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants pass on a quarterback at two and three respectively, things may get wild. […]

Sam Darnold’s net worth in 2025 is $30 million. After Darnold became the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings following JJ McCarthy’s injury prior to the 2024 season, he had a breakout season to earn a Pro Bowl bid. He then turned that into a big contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Here is a look […]

Although he’s had a bumpy start to his NFL career, the Seattle Seahawks signed Sam Darnold to a three-year contract, and he joined his fifth team through eight seasons. However, there was one stop along the way that jumpstarted his career, and that was when Darnold backed up Brock Purdy with the San Francisco 49ers […]

NFL free agency is all about high risk with high reward. It is the perfect time to build your roster, but teams also usually have to overpay for players on the open market, as they are bidding against every team in the league. These moves could pay off, but they are risky because of the […]

When news broke that the Seattle Seahawks were bringing in Cooper Kupp on a three-year, $45 million contract, it took a major chip off the free agent board. A star at Eastern Washington who remains a proud son of the state, Kupp immediately fills a hole on a Seahawks roster that desperately needs additional pass […]

Cooper Kupp signing a three-year, $45 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks was the latest wing added to the offense’s reconstructive surgery. Prognosticators did not anticipate a complete overhaul of the Seahawks offense this offseason. Rather than tinkering around the edges, the Seahawks will begin 2025 with a distinctly new identity.  The addition of Kupp […]

The Seattle Seahawks made the surprise decision to trade entrenched starter Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders and replace him with Sam Darnold on a three-year, $100.5 million deal. Darnold had a breakout season in 2024 after failing to impress over his first six years in the league. New Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak […]

New Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold did not like the way the 2024 NFL season ended for him and the Minnesota Vikings. Darnold left the Vikings after one season, a year that saw him put up the best stats of his professional career. He led Minnesota to a 14-3 finish in the regular season, but […]

The Seattle Seahawks made one of the biggest moves of the early part of free agency when they signed quarterback Sam Darnold to a 3-year, $100.5 million contract. Darnold had a brilliant season for the Minnesota Vikings, stepping into the breech when rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered a preseason meniscus injury and was lost for […]

The Minnesota Vikings lost QB1 Sam Darnold in free agency to the Seattle Seahawks. Then on Tuesday, Daniel Jones left for a potential starting opportunity with the Indianapolis Colts. That leaves just JJ McCarthy and Brett Rypien as the only quarterbacks left on the roster, but it appears they could still make another move under […]

As the Seattle Seahawks signed star Sam Darnold to be their quarterback for the foreseeable future, there has been one move this year involving the team and position that has been disliked among the football world. It was when the Seahawks traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders as ESPN’s Ben Solak explains why […]

The Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work to do this offseason. Minnesota need to add players on both sides of the ball, especially after losing Cam Bynum to the Colts during NFL free agency. Thankfully, Minnesota will have some additional firepower in the 2025 NFL Draft to help fill these gaps. The Vikings earned […]

Unusually, the Geno Smith trade to the Las Vegas Raiders has raised more eyebrows than cheers in the days since the deal occurred. The Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks kicked off the wacky free agency weekend with a shocking move, followed by a multi-year extension for Smith. But was it the right move for the […]

NFL free agency just started and it’s already taken a toll on the Minnesota Vikings’ QB room. Daniel Jones has signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Sam Darnold is replacing Geno Smith as the Seattle Seahawks’ new QB1. Lastly, Nick Mullens is heading to the Jacksonville Jaguars to be Trevor Lawrence’s backup. So, where does that […]

Things are moving quickly for the Minnesota Vikings. Jonathan Allen visited the team. And the Vikings signed running back Aaron Jones. Also, the Vikings lost another quarterback in free agency after Sam Darnold bolted to play for the Seahawks, according to a post on X by Mike Garafolo. The #Jaguars have agreed to terms with […]