Sam Darnold has been one of the biggest stories of the 2025 NFL season. After playing for four different teams over his first seven NFL seasons, Darnold began turning his career around with the Vikings last year. This season in Seattle, he found a new level of success as he helped the Seahawks become Super Bowl champions for the second time in franchise history.
Though Darnold had a strong 2024 campaign in Minnesota—a season even more prolific statistically than this year in Seattle—there was still plenty of doubt surrounding the quarterback and whether he could actually win the big games needed to contend for a Super Bowl. With the support of a superb defense and great team around him, Darnold proved those doubters wrong as he and the Seahawks defeated the Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to become champions.
