Seahawks’ Sam Darnold: ‘I totally understand’ why Vikings didn’t keep me

Last offseason, the Minnesota Vikings were faced with a conundrum. With their first-round pick quarterback, JJ McCarthy, fully healed, they had to choose between sitting their future and rocking with journeyman Sam Darnold or betting it all on the sophomore’s shoulders. Everyone reading this knows they put all their chips in the McCarthy basket and let Darnold walk. While it was a polarizing move then, that scrutiny never lessened as Darnold helped the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-win season and eve