{"id":795320,"date":"2026-03-06T04:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/795320\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T04:46:18","slug":"seahawks-qb-sam-darnold-named-the-mmqbs-best-fa-signing-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/795320\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks QB Sam Darnold named the MMQB\u2019s best FA signing of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was <a href=\"http:\/\/Seahawkswire.usatoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> quarterback Sam Darnold the best free agent signing in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seahawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seahawks<\/a> prior to the start of last season. The former No. 3 overall pick from 2018 recorded his first 4,000-yard season in 2024 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, throwing for 4,319 yards after throwing for over 3,000 yards only once in his six prior seasons in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/top-10-nfl-free-agent-signings-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to The MMQB\u2019s Matt Verderame,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">According to The MMQB\u2019s Matt Verderame,<\/a> Darnold was the best free agent signing in the class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Verderame ranked Darnold higher than <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> wide receiver Davante Adams (No. 2), <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indianapolis Colts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> QB Daniel Jones (No. 3), former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-england-patriots\/348\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New England Patriots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New England Patriots<\/a> WR Stefon Diggs (No. 4) as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bears<\/a> center Drew Dalman (No. 5).<\/p>\n<p>Darnold recorded his second season throwing for 4,000 yards in 2025, as he went for 4,048. The California native registered 25 touchdowns while completing 67.7 percent of his passes last season. Darnold led the Seahawks to a win in the Super Bowl in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/seahawkswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/seahawks\/2026\/03\/05\/seahawks-free-agency-qb-sam-darnold-named-mmqbs-best-signing-of-2025\/89007149007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seahawks free agency: QB Sam Darnold named MMQB\u2019s best signing of 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seahawks free agency: QB Sam Darnold named MMQB\u2019s best signing of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Was Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold the best free agent signing in 2025? 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