John Gilbert is the Field Gulls Deputy Editor and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2016. He specializes in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis, with an occasional film breakdown sprinkled in.
Before free agency even opened in March, the Seattle Seahawks were linked to Sam Darnold as a potential destination, with the rumors growing even louder after the Seahawks agreed to trade veteran quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders.
It did not take long for the rumors to become reality, with Darnold signing with Seattle and taking over as the presumed starter for 2025, providing fans and observers alike with an indirect answer to the question about whether the Seahawks were interested in seeing what they have in Sam Howell.