Sam Darnold contract: How Seahawks landed highly-touted QB in free agency

After a disastrous start to Sam Darnold’s career, many wrote off the USC quarterback. To be fair, Darnold’s first NFL pass was a pick-six. However, after six seasons with three different teams, Darnold landed in Minnesota, where he was expected to be the Vikings’ backup. The team had just drafted who they thought would be their franchise quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, but he tore his meniscus in his first preseason game. Suddenly, Darnold was starting, and many assumed it...