Sam Darnold had an inconsistent fourth day of OTAs with the Seattle Seahawks, which led Mike Macdonald to be asked whether he may not be the team’s starting quarterback this season. Darnold had two interceptions over three plays during a 7-on-7 period in the red zone.
“No, you guys are crazy,” Macdonald said. “I respect that you’ve got to ask it, but it’s just a crazy question. It’s just not going to happen. Sam’s our starting quarterback. We love him. He’s doing a tremendous job.”
Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seahawks this offseason after the franchise traded Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. The Seahawks went on to draft Jalen Milroe in the third round of the draft.
“God forbid you’re the worst payer of all time because you made one bad throw or one bad decision,” Macdonald said. “That is not what we’re trying to build. We want these guys to go prepare the right way and then when they go out on the practice field, go freaking let it rip and then we’ll go fix it. … We’ve got time. It’s June 3 … They’re going to get plenty of reps. We’ll get those things fixed.”