Sam Darnold is headed to the Super Bowl. Considering how his career started, it’s kind of incredible to think about. Darnold was taken with the No. 3 pick in the 2018 NFL draft by the New York Jets and things went very badly, followed by two years in Carolina where things also didn't go great and one very quiet season as the backup quarterback in San Francisco.
Since then he’s guided two different franchises to 14-win seasons in two consecutive years and now he's headed to the Super Bowl. It’s an awesome story, but that doesn't mean people are ready to stop bringing up the past. Particularly what happened in New York during his second year when two appearances on Monday Night Football created moments that still follow him to this day.
