The Seattle Seahawks are gambling big on quarterback Sam Darnold in 2025, and the passer knows he has to play better than he did in the 2024 playoffs.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is under a lot of pressure as the team's $100 million starter. Darnold got a huge contract raise after going 14-3 with the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, and the high dollar value brings on its fair share of concern.

Sam Darnold received a three-year, $100.5M contract from the Seattle Seahawks back in March after he guided the 2024 Minnesota Vikings to a 14-3 record. However, Darnold's nightmare outings over the final two games of his Minnesota tenure have some wondering if he will forever come up short on the sport's biggest stages.