Darnold Contract Details

[SonicHawk]

Seahawks can escape Sam Darnold's deal after one year, $37.5 million

New deal protects Seattle against a regression by their new QB.

www.nbcsports.com

1st Year - 37.5M Guaranteed
2nd Year - 27.5M / 17.5M Injury Guaranteed, Escape before 1 week after Super Bowl
3rd Year - 35.5M No Guarantee

Solid contract setup.

 

[ruffENrowdy]

Yeah, I like it a lot

 

[flv2]

Sensible contract construction from the Seahawks perspective. All they need now is for Darnold to live up to it.

 

[Fresno Hawk]

If he continues to play the way he did last year, this is excellent for the Hawks. To get a starting QB for this price would be a big win JS and MM.

 

[Seahawker]

Darnold is betting on himself and seems to know where he stands at this point of his career. You've got to respect that stance in a player these days. If he puts in the effort, no reason to think he won't wind up with a huge contract.

 

[MyrtleHawk]

This tells me they're drafting a QB.

 

[toffee]

In short, either Darnold loves him some John Schneider, or, after the Vikings dumped him, we were the only team to make an offer.

It's a market of demand and supply, Geno signed his team-friendly contract because there wasn't other offer for Geno's service.

History does repeat.

 

[sutz]

Sounds good. If he's a winner it's a bargain, if not we get out with minimal damage.

 

[Jazzhawk]

Seahawks can escape Sam Darnold's deal after one year, $37.5 million

New deal protects Seattle against a regression by their new QB.

www.nbcsports.com

1st Year - 37.5M Guaranteed
2nd Year - 27.5M / 17.5M Injury Guaranteed, Escape before 1 week after Super Bowl
3rd Year - 35.5M No Guarantee

Solid contract setup.

Great breakdown of the Darnold contract. Easy to get out of after a year or two years off he underperforms, or we find our long-term guy in the draft by some miracle this year.

 

[Torc]

He'll never play on that third year (which is fine). He will either play lights-out football and sign an extension after year two, or he'll be let go after year 1 or 2.

This is a good contract for both sides IMO.

 

[seabowl]

This tells me they're drafting a QB.

Why?

 

[glenwo2]

eons better than paying Geno 45M per

 

[bsuhawk]

This tells me they're drafting a QB.

Depends on whether or not there's one they like more than Howell. They seem to have some interest in Dart, but their not taking him at 18 and I doubt he's still on the board at 50.

 

[glenwo2]

Depends on whether or not there's one they like more than Howell. They seem to have some interest in Dart, but their not taking him at 18 and I doubt he's still on the board at 50.

yeah.....I like Dart a lot myself but I do agree that drafting him in the 1st round would still be a bit of a reach, to say the least.

I think we either draft an OL, Defensive player, OR.....and hear me out.....COLSTON LOVELAND.

Would improve our TE talent tremendously.

 

[BirdsCommaAngry]

That contract is insanely reasonable for us.

 

[Seahawker]

That contract is insanely reasonable for us.

Yeah, I think I may need to direct myself over to the Sorry John thread, but I'm waiting until after the draft. He's pretty savy as a capologist once the books are cleared a bit.

 

[bmorepunk]

To add to OP, this structure should make it so there's only a dead cap this first year equal to his base salary (37.5) then none for the two following years. So if it goes bad they can just cut him any time after this coming league year and the team won't be on the hook with the cap after that.

 

[CallMeADawg]

In short, either Darnold loves him some John Schneider, or, after the Vikings dumped him, we were the only team to make an offer.

It's a market of demand and supply, Geno signed his team-friendly contract because there wasn't other offer for Geno's service.

History does repeat.

You were already drunk at 12:30?

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Damn. John and his cap folks just kill it on these contracts.

 

[TwistedHusky]

It seems like a good contract.

Denver signed a high-priced FA QB to a big deal...before even finding if he worked well on the team. He didn't. It was a disaster.
So, I was understandably perplexed when it looked like we did a 3-year deal for a good amount, with no clarity on whether Darnold would even be good outside of Minnesota.

This deal seems reasonable. Even if he reverts to pre-Viking Darnold it doesn't hurt us too bad.