Samuel Richard Darnold was born on June 5, 1997, and is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, where he became the first freshman to win the Archie Griffin Award, and was selected third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft.
When Darnold was 21, he was the NFL’s youngest opening-day starting quarterback since the AFL–NFL merger. He served as the Jets’ starter from 2018 to 2020 until he was traded to the Panthers in 2021.
Darnold has a height of 1.91m and weighs 100kg. He has a 40-yard dash of 4.85s.
Contract
Sam Darnold signed a 4 year, $30,247,715 contract with the New York Jets, including a $20,078,338 signing bonus, $30,247,715 guaranteed.
Salary per year
Sam makes an average annual salary of $7,561,929. In 2022, Darnold will earn a base salary of $18,858,000, while carrying a cap hit of $18,858,000 and a dead cap value of $18,858,000.
Net worth
Donald is worth $20M
