Joyful twenty ninth birthday to two-time Professional Bowler and reigning Tremendous Bowl champion, Sam Darnold!
Simply eight years into his skilled profession, Darnold has had a exceptional NFL journey. He was chosen third-overall within the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and his tenure there – like many earlier than him – was a catastrophe. He began 38 video games in three seasons with the Jets, going simply 13-25 with 45 touchdowns and 39 interceptions earlier than being traded to the Carolina Panthers.
Issues went a little bit higher for him there file sensible, going 8-9. However he nonetheless threw as many interceptions as touchdowns, and he joined San Francisco to backup Mac Jones in 2023 the place he made it to the Tremendous Bowl for the primary time. He joined Minnesota because the presumed backup to first-round draft decide J.J. McCarthy for the 2024 season, however a coaching camp harm to McCarthy opened the door for Darnold to begin as soon as once more.
He ran with that chance, profitable 14 video games and throwing for a career-high 4,319 yards with 35 touchdowns and 12 picks, however back-to-back stinkers (one with an opportunity to clinch the NFC’s top-seed, the opposite within the ensuing Wild Card loss to the Rams) meant many thought his marketing campaign was a fluke.
In 2025, he proved that improper with one other 4,000-yard, 14-win season en path to a Tremendous Bowl title in his first season as a Seattle Seahawk.
Which brings us to right this moment’s quiz. How lots of the beginning quarterbacks for every Tremendous Bowl winner are you able to identify in six minutes?
Good luck!
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