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

Albert Breer from Sports Illustrated points out that the Jets clearly fumbled developing Sam Darnold in light of his late-blooming success.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold had the support of his fiancee, Katie Hoofnagle, after his stellar game against the Washington Commanders

Katie Hoofnagle needed to catch her breath after fiancé Sam Darnold’s sensational “Sunday Night Football” showing. Taking to her Instagram Stories following Seattle’s dominant 38-14 road victory over the Commanders, Hoofnagle re-shared a post from the Seahawks’ account that hyped Darnold’s stats, notably his four first-half touchdowns.

Like Michael Jordan shrugging after making 3s in the NBA Finals, Seahawks' QB Sam Darnold lit up the Commanders in the first half Sunday night.

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold had one of the best games of his NFL career in Sunday night's 38-14 win over the Commanders, completing all 16 first-half attempts and throwing four touchdown passes as the offense scored touchdowns on each of its first four possessions.

For Sam Darnold, things are playing out exactly how New York Jets fans always dreamed they would when their team traded up to draft him third overall in 2018.

Seattle got exceptional performances from their MVP candidate quarterback, their Offensive Player of the Year favorite and an undrafted DB.