The San Francisco 49ers have signed former Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold on a one-year deal, in line with a number of studies.
The 25-year-old provides depth to the 49ers’ quarterback unit after Jimmy Garoppolo’s departure to Las Vegas and each Brock Purdy and Trey Lance getting back from their respective accidents.
Darnold put his profession again on observe final season after going struggling since being chosen because the third choose total of the 2018 NFL draft.
He went 4-2 over the ultimate 4 video games for the Panthers after getting back from an ankle damage sustained in September and threw for seven touchdowns, three interceptions and rushed for 2 touchdowns.
That is actually an enchancment from the quarterback who threw 45 landing passes to 39 interceptions with the New York Jets between 2018 and 2020. Throughout his time within the Huge Apple, Darnold went 13-25 total.
Sam Darnold, 25, signed with the San Francisco 49ers following two years in South Caroiina
Darnold will bolster the 49ers quarterbacks unit following Jimmy Garoppolo’s transfer to Vegas
The previous College of South California discipline normal additionally improved since his first season in Charlotte in 2021 when he threw 13 interceptions and 9 touchdowns.
That 12 months, the Panthers went 4-7 total with Darnold beginning because the group’s sign caller.
The Panthers traded for Darnold in the course of the 2021 offseason, making an attempt to revive his profession via a change of surroundings, however the California native went 3-0 earlier than dropping eight of his final 9 video games, lacking six begins with a shoulder damage.
Carolina added Bucs-bound Baker Mayfield, the primary choose of the 2018 draft, to compete with Darnold for the beginning place final season. Darnold misplaced his beginning spot in preseason earlier than struggling a excessive ankle sprain within the group’s ultimate scrimmage sport.
He began off final season on the Panthers’ damage reserve and by no means actually obtained an opportunity to showcase his comeback till late within the season, following Mayfield’s launch after going 2-8 because the starter.
Darnold attributed his enchancment during the last two years partially to spending a number of time on the sidelines, speaking to defensive gamers to get quite a lot of insights.
Darnold was initially the Panthers beginning QB final 12 months however Baker Mayfield finally took his spot as a consequence of damage