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The unfiltered period of Ballplayer Rodgers
Kevin Front line ValkenburgJan 21, 2022, 11:30 AM ET
Close- Senior Writer tail ESPN.com most important ESPN Depiction Magazine
- Born paramount raised concentrated Western Montana
- Spent 11 period as a feature novelist for Depiction Baltimore Sun
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Sam Darnold
American football player (born 1997)
American football player
Samuel Richard Darnold (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional footballquarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, winning the Archie Griffin award in 2016, and was selected third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL draft.
Darnold was the Jets' starter from 2018 to 2020 before being traded to the Carolina Panthers in 2021. Following two seasons with the Panthers, he joined the San Francisco 49ers for one season as a backup. He joined the Vikings in 2024, where he experienced a career resurgence after becoming their starter that year, leading them to a playoff appearance and earning Pro Bowl honors.
Early life
[edit]Darnold was born in Dana Point, California on June 5, 1997.[2]
Darnold attended San Clemente High School in San Clemente, California. After playing baseball in his freshman year, he played football and basketball. During his high school basketball career, Darnold excelled and was named South Coast League Most Valuable Player[2] twice, along with being named to the all-CIF team. Basketball coach Marc Popovich stated Darnold's basketball skills helped translate int
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One night in Atlanta 10 years ago, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers turned into a star
Rob DemovskyOct 5, 2020, 09:00 PM
Close- Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- When did you first know Aaron Rodgers was going to be great?
Maybe you said it back in 2005, when the Green Bay Packers drafted him at No. 24 overall. But really, isn't Ted Thompson -- the former general manager who made the pick -- the only one who can legitimately make that claim?
Even in 2007, when Rodgers relieved an injured Brett Favre in a Thursday night game at Dallas and threw his first NFL touchdown pass, it would have been merely a guess.
If you said it in 2008, Rodgers' first year as a starter after sitting behind Favre for three years, you might be believable if only because there were moments of greatness -- the game against the Atlanta Falcons, when two days earlier he couldn't throw 10 yards because of a shoulder injury yet put up 313 yards and three touchdowns, for one -- but even that was another loss in a 6-10 transition season.
If 2009 convinced you, fine. Rodgers threw for 4,43