Seahawks betting on Sam Darnold to take leap next season
Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider believes that quarterback Sam Darnold could take a big leap come the 2026 season.
Seahawks betting on Sam Darnold to take leap next season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider believes quarterback Sam Darnold could take a big leap in 2026.
In a recent interview with FOX Sports, Eric Williams, Schneider said that he thinks the former USC product can be even better than he was last season. "He’s going to be that much more comfortable from being around his team," Schneider said . "Just his relationship with Coop and Rashid.
Like, Rashid came in during the season, so that takes a minute to build chemistry. He gets another year with Jax (Smith-Njigba), and we have a really cool tight end group — [Elijah] Arroyo and [A. J.
] Barner did a great job. "He can play even better. " Darnold has had back-to-back incredible seasons.