Sam Darnold's resiliency was on full display down the stretch in 2025.

Sam Darnold has just completed a fairytale by winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. Super Bowl Champion Ryan Clark does not believe that he is better than many NFC QBs. In an episode of First Take,

Quentin Lake appreciates Sam Darnold as a quarterback, but isn't as scared to play against him compared with Matthew Stafford.

Exploring if Detroit Lions Jared Goff is better than Seattle Seahawks Sam Darnold.

But Sam Darnold is the first quarterback from the class to make the Super Bowl. Darnold's turnaround has been astonishing. The No. 3 overall pick in 2018, Darnold flamed out after three years with the New York Jets and got traded to the Carolina Panthers.

The right NFL stadium can test you in this league. It can also bless you. On Sunday night, under a clear, blue Northern California sky at Levi’s Stadium, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold lifted the Lombardi Trophy beneath confetti — and history — after leading his team to a 29–13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.

Darnold and Kubiak worked together this season and won a Super Bowl.