The N.F.L. Has a New Rags-to-Riches Phenomenon at Quarterback

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  Seahawks' 2025 season projection with Sam Darnold, according to the SportsLine Projection Model

  With Geno Smith out and Sam Darnold in, the model has crunched the numbers on how the quarterback switch affects the Seahawks' season outlook
  
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  Seattle Seahawks 2025 offseason: The Sam Darnold era begins after DK Metcalf and Geno Smith are out the door

  After a 10-win season, Seattle completely upended the roster and changed quarterbacks, bringing in Sam Darnold after trading away Geno Smith and DK Metcalf.
  
  Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8
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  What does Raiders' deal for Geno Smith mean for Sam Darnold’s free-agent options?

  The Geno Smith-Pete Carroll reunion opens up a quarterback slot in Seattle, putting Darnold in play for the Seahawks.
  
  Yahoo Sports - Mar. 5

• Sam Darnold hopes to 'do something very, very special' as Seahawks' new QB

  Once the Seattle Seahawks traded quarterback Geno Smith, Sam Darnold saw his opening. The Seahawks introduced Darnold on Thursday after he signed a three-year deal he agreed to earlier in the ...
  
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  NFL free agency: Darnold set for Seattle in reported $110.5m deal as Fields heads to Jets

  Quarterback will replace Geno Smith in Seattle Jets move on from Aaron Rodgers era Khalil Mack set to re-sign with Chargers Quarterback Sam Darnold has agreed on a three-year, $110.5m contract ...
  
  The Guardian - Mar. 10

• Sources: Darnold to Seahawks on $100.5M deal

  The Seahawks found their replacement for Geno Smith, agreeing to a 3-year, $100.5 million deal with QB Sam Darnold, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
  
  ESPN - Mar. 11

• Making sense of QB moves in NFL free agency: We ranked the 10 best fits and answered big questions

  Sam Darnold to Seattle. Geno Smith to Las Vegas. Aaron Rodgers to ...? Our experts sort through quarterback signings, trades and extensions.
  
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• Sam Darnold introduced as Seahawks new QB, GM Schneider speaks on off season moves

  The Seattle Seahawks’ new starting quarterback Sam Darnold was introduced at the team’s headquarters at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Thursday.
  
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• Unlike Seahawks, Steelers failed to line up QB before making big move

  Last Friday, when the Seahawks agreed to trade quarterback Geno Smith to the Raiders, there's no way the Seahawks didn't know that they'd be signing quarterback Sam Darnold — tampering rules be ...
  
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  The Dodgers Beat the Cubs to Win M.L.B.’s First Game of 2025 in Tokyo

  The Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five innings of one-run ball to earn a win.
  
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  Who Our Expert Is Picking to Win the Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament

  A chalky bracket could make for an epic Final Four.
  
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  N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament Bracket Has Been Revealed

  U.C.L.A., South Carolina, Texas and U.S.C. earned No. 1 seeds. UConn is a No. 2 seed.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

• North Carolina Basketball Needed to Change. Will Its Plan to Return to the Top Pan Out?

  The Tar Heels and Coach Hubert Davis cannot afford another down season.
  
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• The Williams Sisters Boycotted a Tournament for 14 Years. Now, They’re Back.

  At the 2001 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Serena Williams won the title. Then she vowed never to return.
  
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