Call it a statement piece.<\/p>\n
During an appearance Wednesday on \u201cUp & Adams,\u201d Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV proudly unveiled his Super Bowl 2026 parade shirt, which featured a depiction of quarterback Sam Darnold giving a one-finger salute while holding a beer and smoking a cigarette. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been saying it all year, that\u2019s my dude,\u201d Jones began. \u201cTo come in \u2014 he gave me his blessing, he was OK with us wearing the shirts, a couple of us that have them on \u2014 it\u2019s my guy, man. Thank you, Sam, for getting us to this Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV flaunts a Sam Darnold jersey at the team\u2019s Super Bowl 2026 victory parade. Ernest Jones\/Instagram<\/p>\n
Darnold and Co. have been on cloud nine since Sunday when they demolished the Patriots<\/a> in the big game, 29-13.<\/p>\n Jones and Seattle\u2019s defense made life miserable for Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who was intercepted twice and sacked six times.<\/p>\n Darnold went 19-of-38 for 202 yards and a touchdown to help the franchise capture its second Super Bowl title in his first season with the team.<\/p>\n The quarterback, long considered a bust following failed stops with the Jets and Panthers early in his career, revitalized his legacy in 2024 with a surprise 14-3 campaign with the Vikings.<\/p>\n Ernest Jones joined the Seahawks in 2024, a year before Sam Darnold. Getty Images<\/p>\n The Seahawks handsomely rewarded Darnold, 28, in free agency with a three-year, $100.5 millon contract.<\/p>\n Jones, who was traded to the Seahawks from the Titans midway through the 2024 season, flaunted his Darnold shirt Wednesday while on the mic, where he delivered a scathing message to detractors.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019ve got anything to say about my quarterback, you got anything to say about my defense, you got anything to say about our O-line and you got anything to say about the city of Seattle, I got two words for you: f\u2013k you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Sam Darnold hoisted the Lombardi Trophy at the Seahawks\u2019 Super Bowl 2026 victory parade on Feb. 11, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n It marked the second time Jones put a Darnold critic on blast this week, as the 26-year-old linebacker chided Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua<\/a> over a comment made after Seattle\u2019s Super Bowl victory.<\/p>\n