A Seattle Seahawks team that sent Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders ultimately signed Darnold to what was reported to be a three-year, $100.5M contract. For an article published on Wednesday morning, NFL insider Dan Graziano of ESPN explained why Seattle "isn't really committed to" Darnold beyond the upcoming campaign.

Now with the Seattle Seahawks, that success hasn't boosted his stock. This is largely because he genuinely fizzled out. He was awful in Week 18 and in a playoff loss, and that soured the rest of the NFL world on him.