SAM DARNOLD NEWS

Teams mull decision when to start rookie QBs

Top two overall draft picks Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are set to step right in and become starting NFL quarterbacks in Week 1 of their rookie season

AUGUST 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jets' Saleh staying connected to oversee all aspects of team

Robert Saleh is sitting in on the New York Jets’ defense, offense and special teams meetings one screen at a time

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sam Darnold's best plays vs. Steelers ' Preseason Week 3 Watch the best plays from Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold against the Pittsburgh Steelers in preseason Week 3 of the 2021 NFL seas...

AUGUST 28, 2021 • NFL.COM

Engineers three scoring drives Darnold completed 19 of his 25 pass attempts for 162 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in Friday's preseason game against the Steelers.

Impact As can be implied from his production, Darnold played for a significant amount of time in the team's preseason finale. He and the offense didn't have much success early on, but ultimately Darnold managed a pair of touchdown passes that came from 13 and eight yards away. All told, Darnold led six offensive drives and played the entirety of the first half. After this lengthy warmup, Darnold should now be ready for a Week 1 matchup against his former team.

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Highlights of Sam Darnold's best plays vs. Steelers Watch the best plays from Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Darnold threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns.

AUGUST 28, 2021 • PANTHERS.COM

Hail Morgan! Jets rally to tie Eagles 31-31 as time expires

James Morgan threw a 49-yard Hail Mary to Kenny Yeboah as time expired and Josh Adams ran in the 2-point conversion to lead the New York Jets to a 31-31 tie with the Philadelphia E...

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Darnold throws 2 TDs, Panthers smother Steelers backups 34-9

Sam Darnold completed 19 of 25 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-9 in the preseason finale for both teams

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL preseason: Top moments from Friday night's action

The final Friday of preseason began with the Colts staying undefeated and ended with a tie in New York. Here are the highlights.

AUGUST 28, 2021

Steve Smith Sr. is HYPED after Darnold's TD dart to Anderson Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold completes an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robby Anderson.

AUGUST 28, 2021 • NFL.COM

Sam Darnold's first real action as Panthers QB generates 2 TDs and some hope Sam Darnold threw for 162 yards and two TDs in his first significant action of the preseason Friday for the Panthers

AUGUST 28, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

In line to play Friday Darnold is expected to play a half, or perhaps less if things are going well, in Friday's preseason finale against the Steelers, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Newton notes that the plan applies to Carolina's healthy first-teamers, minus Christian McCaffrey. Thus far, Darnold's preseason activity has been limited to one series last weekend against the Ravens.

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Plenty of familiar faces playing in new places around NFL

Lots of familiar faces are playing new places around the NFL this season

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

What to watch this NFL season, from Trey Lance's throws to Travis Kelce's beard

Forget the Xs and Os — Charlotte Wilder is here for the drama. She breaks down what she's looking forward to this NFL season.

AUGUST 27, 2021

Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater their starting quarterback

The Denver Broncos are going with Teddy Bridgewater over Drew Lock as their starting quarterback

AUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fantasy football sleepers: Sam Darnold, Phillip Lindsay and our staff's updated picks Jake Ciely, and his The Athletic colleagues, offer up a brand new set of 2021 fantasy football sleepers as your draft nears.

AUGUST 25, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Colin Cowherd plays "trust or bust," analyzing the NFL's crop of young quarterbacks

Which young QBs does Colin Cowherd believe have the best chance to succeed moving forward in the NFL? Here's the breakdown.

AUGUST 25, 2021

AP source: Panthers sign Robby Anderson to $37.5M extension

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension with wide receiver Robby Anderson, according to a person familiar with the situation

AUGUST 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Panthers playing it safe with McCaffrey in the preseason

Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule is playing it safe when it comes to Christian McCaffrey’s playing time in the preseason

AUGUST 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brief showing Saturday Darnold completed 1-of-2 passes for 16 yards in Saturday's preseason game against Baltimore.

Impact Darnold's completion was to his former Jets teammate Robby Anderson, whose appearance hopefully marked an end to the hamstring issue that kept the wideout out of training camp recently. Darnold goes into the regular season with an uncertain projection in Carolina, but with Anderson, DJ Moore and Terrace Marshall at receiver he'll have his best playing situation to this point in his NFL career.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ravens tie NFL record with 19th straight preseason win, 20-3

Tyler Huntley threw for 187 yards, and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Carolina Panthers 20-3 to tie an NFL record with their 19th straight preseason win

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sam Darnold's limited debut for Panthers leads to more questions than answers Darnold played one series against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday in his first preseason action.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

No. 15 USC aiming to return to national title conversation

Clay Helton is back for another shot at restoring Southern California to an annual spot among college football’s national title contenders

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Likely playing against Ravens Coach Matt Rhule said Thursday that he's "leaning towards" giving Darnold a small amount of playing time in Saturday's preseason game against Baltimore, Alaina Getzenberg of The Ch...

Impact Rhule said he'll play several starters, likely including Darnold, though the coach wasn't willing to commit to anything, and did suggest it might be for only a drive or two. It makes sense to give the No. 2 overall pick at least a little bit of work this preseason, given that his team, coaching staff and pass catchers (besides Robby Anderson) are all new to him. If Darnold does play Saturday, he may not have Anderson (hamstring) or DJ Moore (back) at his disposal. Darnold didn't play in Carolina's preseason opener last week.

AUGUST 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Panthers' Rhule unhappy with passing game vs. Ravens

Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule emerged from joint practices against the Baltimore Ravens unhappy with his team’s wide receivers, who dropped at least a half-dozen passes

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Panthers what we learned: Sam Darnold not going deep much. Is that a good thing? Jaycee Horn itching to play The Panthers held the first of two joint practices with the Ravens and the passing game was missing a key component.

AUGUST 18, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM