Alongside first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, Darnold is second in the NFL in passer rating, tied for fifth in completion percentage and has guided Seattle to its first 6-2 start since 2020.

On his fifth team and with his early-career “ghosts” behind him, Darnold is thriving for the Seattle Seahawks and rekindling an offseason debate.

Sam Darnold may have just played the best half of football in his career. The Seattle Seahawks’ signal-caller was nothing short of sensational in the first half of their Week 9 matchup against the Washington Commanders,