[Schefter]: From seeing ghosts to seeing silver and his reflection: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is now a Super-Bowl winning quarterback.
February 9, 2026
[Schefter]: From seeing ghosts to seeing silver and his reflection: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is now a Super-Bowl winning quarterback.
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Congrats Sam!
I don’t know why, but this photo is emotional to me.
So proud of Sam! What a story!
Well deserved and all the more sweeter that he beat the Patriots to do it
Truly happy for this man, we failed him as an organization, city and fan base. He deserves to be a champion.
We weren’t wrong, just early
I’m so happy for Sam, and Leo, and Myers. All 3 fantastic players just happened to play for the jets.
Hits me in the feels for sure. Dude deserves it plus more for what he’s been through. I’m incredibly happy that it was against the Pats too, just feels like retribution for both my boy Sam, and the Seahawks from a decade ago.
Happy for Sam
I fucking hate the goddamn Jets
So proud of him – he deserves this
They’re lowkey gonna write a movie about Sam Darnold one day based off of this lol. It’s actually perfect. Because he was up and down at USC then struggled at the pro level and then now has transcended arguably into being a top 8 QB in football and has a ring. That’s shit movies are made out of.
Hell yeah. Good for him. Proud of him for keeping on grinding. Deserves it.
At least we admit we are booty franchise, the Vikings are still in denial about letting Sam go and saying that it doesn’t matter lol
Man just following his career and it all culminating in this. I can’t help but get emotional.
Good job Sam. Just another reminder the Jets can never get out of their own way. Watching Sam and Leonard be key cogs to this SB title run infuriates me on many levels.
Destiny achieved
I have to admit – seeing the Patriots lose on my birthday is a good gift. Seeing them lose to a former Jet is an even better gift
Sad for what could have been. Happy for Darnold!!
I’m so happy for our boy.
I feel like a shitty parent whose kid succeeded despite our efforts to raise them and not because of them.
Happy for him but for real several game manager qbs could have done similar…its not like they let mahomes or josh allen go
Good for Sam. The “seeing ghosts” meme was always unfair bullshit. This win will, deservedly, be his legacy
GREAT PICTURE!
Today was the nail in the coffin showing just how horrendous the Jets really are at developing QB talent.
Against NE nonetheless, maybe in another parallel universe it’s Sam with us winning the SB, guess we’ll never know. Happy for him, he won despite being drafted by us. =)
Proud of Sammy and Leonard Williams
I’m really happy for him
Jets are officially the worst franchise in professional sports.
I still have and proudly wear my Sam Darnold Jets jersey. I hated when the org gave up on him.
Another victim will be lined up to be put through the wringer of this pathetic organization. They try their hardest to destroy young talent because it’s easier than admitting that they don’t have a clue how to build a winning team.
Sam Darnold is the second Jets first-round draft pick to win a Super Bowl.
The anakin, obi wan, and yoda ghosts in the background is a nice touch
The ghost was the possibility of the Jets ever winning the Super Bowl.
Still annoying Jets let a pro day throw dictate their decision 😭😭😭 wouldn’t be shocked if it was a Woody decision to move on from Sam and pick Zach
Glad to see Sam recover from Adam Gase killing him with his 5 wide nonsense. So nice to see him win against NE. He took so many brutal hits in that Monday night NE game. Gase did nothing to protect him. That game was the end if Darnolds Jet career. It took him years to recover from it. Glad to see Darnold has a ring while Gase is living in NFL exile.
Go Sam. Although, please shave that horrid mustache.
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Congrats Sam!
I don’t know why, but this photo is emotional to me.
So proud of Sam! What a story!
Well deserved and all the more sweeter that he beat the Patriots to do it
Truly happy for this man, we failed him as an organization, city and fan base. He deserves to be a champion.
We weren’t wrong, just early
I’m so happy for Sam, and Leo, and Myers. All 3 fantastic players just happened to play for the jets.
Hits me in the feels for sure. Dude deserves it plus more for what he’s been through. I’m incredibly happy that it was against the Pats too, just feels like retribution for both my boy Sam, and the Seahawks from a decade ago.
Happy for Sam
I fucking hate the goddamn Jets
So proud of him – he deserves this
They’re lowkey gonna write a movie about Sam Darnold one day based off of this lol. It’s actually perfect. Because he was up and down at USC then struggled at the pro level and then now has transcended arguably into being a top 8 QB in football and has a ring. That’s shit movies are made out of.
Hell yeah. Good for him. Proud of him for keeping on grinding. Deserves it.
At least we admit we are booty franchise, the Vikings are still in denial about letting Sam go and saying that it doesn’t matter lol
Man just following his career and it all culminating in this. I can’t help but get emotional.
Good job Sam. Just another reminder the Jets can never get out of their own way. Watching Sam and Leonard be key cogs to this SB title run infuriates me on many levels.
Destiny achieved
I have to admit – seeing the Patriots lose on my birthday is a good gift. Seeing them lose to a former Jet is an even better gift
Sad for what could have been. Happy for Darnold!!
I’m so happy for our boy.
I feel like a shitty parent whose kid succeeded despite our efforts to raise them and not because of them.
Happy for him but for real several game manager qbs could have done similar…its not like they let mahomes or josh allen go
Good for Sam. The “seeing ghosts” meme was always unfair bullshit. This win will, deservedly, be his legacy
GREAT PICTURE!
Today was the nail in the coffin showing just how horrendous the Jets really are at developing QB talent.
Against NE nonetheless, maybe in another parallel universe it’s Sam with us winning the SB, guess we’ll never know. Happy for him, he won despite being drafted by us. =)
Proud of Sammy and Leonard Williams
I’m really happy for him
Jets are officially the worst franchise in professional sports.
I still have and proudly wear my Sam Darnold Jets jersey. I hated when the org gave up on him.
Another victim will be lined up to be put through the wringer of this pathetic organization. They try their hardest to destroy young talent because it’s easier than admitting that they don’t have a clue how to build a winning team.
Sam Darnold is the second Jets first-round draft pick to win a Super Bowl.
The anakin, obi wan, and yoda ghosts in the background is a nice touch
The ghost was the possibility of the Jets ever winning the Super Bowl.
Still annoying Jets let a pro day throw dictate their decision 😭😭😭 wouldn’t be shocked if it was a Woody decision to move on from Sam and pick Zach
Glad to see Sam recover from Adam Gase killing him with his 5 wide nonsense. So nice to see him win against NE. He took so many brutal hits in that Monday night NE game. Gase did nothing to protect him. That game was the end if Darnolds Jet career. It took him years to recover from it. Glad to see Darnold has a ring while Gase is living in NFL exile.
Go Sam. Although, please shave that horrid mustache.
Shanahan QB Reconditioning Project. Success! 9ers.