Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold expressed gratitude for his 2023 stint with the San Francisco 49ers as Brock Purdy's primary backup, which led into a career-best effort with the Minnesota Vikings the following season.

That season humbled the former No. 3 overall pick in 2018 who, up until that point, largely performed as a starting quarterback for the New York Jets , Carolina Panthers and USC Trojans.

"[I was] just happy that they were able to bring me in," Darnold said on this week's episode of the Richard Sherman Podcast. "We were unsure about Brock's elbow at the time (after the previous year's NFC Championship injury). I thought I could potentially maybe go there and start for two or three games, depending on Brock's situation."

Darnold started

See Full Page