Not far away, Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy were alternating ... I’d spent time with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers when Darnold was in those organizations. I’d interviewed him ...
Last August, in the midst of NFL training camps, I visited the Minnesota Vikings and found myself camped out with a member of the team’s brain trust. Not far away, Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy were ...
He is unique in that he falls into the “young hotshot” umbrella as a 35-year-old, but his resume is thicker than most ...
In the summer of 2022, the Carolina Panthers had a quarterback battle in training camp between two players who would become top-10 NFL QBs in 2024. Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield, who will lead ...
Long before he was the quarterback of the Vikings, Darnold was a talented athlete growing up in San Clemente, Calif.
Quarterback Sam Darnold's contract with the Minnesota Vikings indicated his value and presumed role at the time. It has since aged as an absolute steal for the team. Things didn't quite go as planned.
He wound up in Carolina with the woeful Panthers ... an issue for Darnold at USC, where he had 36 turnovers — 22 interceptions and 14 fumbles — in 27 games. “I had called Sam’s games ...
Despite coming off a clunker to close the 2024 regular season, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is poised to land a lucrative contract after leading a 14-win season for the playoff-bound ...
It's been a full-circle moment for Josh McCown and Sam ... with Darnold. With the Jets in 2018, McCown assisted in Darnold’s introduction to the NFL. Udinski worked with him with the Panthers ...
The ghosts made an appearance at Ford Field Sunday night. Sam Darnold looked like the Jets version of himself instead of the potential franchise quarterback he’s resembled for most of the season ...
Sam Darnold is on the precipice of rewriting his NFL reputation. This season, the quarterback led the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record. The team fell just short of claiming the top seed in the ...