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Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold

Yds
297
Y/G
29.7
TD
2
QBRat
85.1
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/225 lbs
Born:
College: USC
Draft: 2018 1st round (3rd pick) by the
  • Associated Press

    The 49ers agree to deal with backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs, agent says

    The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a deal with quarterback Joshua Dobbs to give the team another option at backup behind Brock Purdy. Dobbs' agent Mike McCartney confirmed that Dobbs will join the 49ers, filling the spot vacated when Sam Darnold signed with Minnesota last week. San Francisco previously had re-signed third-string quarterback Brandon Allen, giving the team two veteran options behind Purdy.

  • NBC Sports BayArea

    How Darnold's short 49ers tenure helped entice Vikings to sign him

    Sam Darnold's limited but integral time with the 49ers helped lead him to his new home in Minnesota with the Vikings.

  • Winnipeg Free Press

    Ex-Packer Aaron Jones gets a fresh start as the Vikings enter their post-Kirk Cousins era

    Aaron Jones sauntered into the room, wearing a wide smile, designer sunglasses and a purple hat. In case this fresh look for his introductory news conference at the Minnesota Vikings' headquarters wasn't unfamiliar enough, the former Green Bay running back — as he got up to leave when it was over — clapped his hands above his head and broke into a brief “Skol!” chant in tribute to the stadium ritual performed at each game by the fans who rooted hard against him just a couple of months ago. “I wanted to go where I was wanted,” Jones said Thursday, “and that's here.” The NFL is never a more fast-moving business than in March, as Jones was fully part of this week.