Fansided · Dec 27, 2025
Jets fans will hate what Seahawks' Sam Darnold said before Week 17
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold warms up | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn ImagesThe Seattle Seahawks don't play the New York Jets in Week 17, but the link between the Jets and Seattle's next opponent, the Carolina Panthers, is very real for quarterback Sam Darnold. New York was the team that drafted him. Carolina was, in many ways, the team that saved him.
The QB was the third overall choice in the 2018 NFL draft. He started immediately, but the Jets gave up on him after three seasons and traded him to the Panthers. New York, in their lack of wisdom, then chose Zach Wilson with the first-round draft pick they got from Carolina. Wilson has not worked out with any team he has played for.
