The Seattle Seahawks may have come up just short against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Sam Darnold proved that he's the real deal.

Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold, drafted high the same year, teammates on a bad Carolina team in 2022, now see their successful second acts intersect with the Bucs and Seahawks playing Sunday in Seattle.

The Minnesota Vikings were willing to risk it all on JJ McCarthy. Five weeks into the 2025 NFL season, that risk may have already backfired. McCarthy could miss

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/fantasy as NFL Week 5 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Geno Smith Vs. Sam Darnold.

The early returns on Minnesota's unprecedented move are shaky, with Darnold thriving in Seattle and the win-now Vikings limited by QB play.

The Minnesota Vikings let quarterback Sam Darnold walk in free agency this past offseason and replaced him with 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy, but at least one NFL executive is questioning the decision.

When the Seattle Seahawks first signed quarterback Sam Darnold to a $100 million deal in March, the question on everyone's minds was what version of him were th

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold's touchdown pass to tight end AJ Barner trims the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' lead to 21-20 in the third quarter.