"Congratulations to Sam Darnold, the first USC quarterback to win the Super Bowl. I will always remember Sam's amazing performance in the 2017 Rose Bowl game against Penn State. Sam was a redshirt freshman that year. He had the heart of a champion then and still does now. Sam Darnold's odyssey, from first-round bust to Super Bowl champion, is straight out of a Hollywood movie."
"Sam was a redshirt freshman that year. He had the heart of a champion then and still does now. Sam Darnold's odyssey, from first-round bust to Super Bowl champion, is straight out of a Hollywood movie. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Darnold proved success in football, like life, is not always linear. He has now won more Super Bowls than his 2017 draft class colleagues, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, combined."
Sam Darnold is the first USC quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Many notable USC quarterbacks had NFL careers but never won a Super Bowl, including Pat Haden, Vince Evans, Sean Salisbury, Rodney Peete, Matt Cassel, Todd Marinovich, Rob Johnson, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Mark Sanchez, and Caleb Williams. Darnold's rise is framed as a dramatic comeback from being labeled a first-round bust to becoming a Super Bowl champion. His standout collegiate performance in the 2017 Rose Bowl as a redshirt freshman is highlighted as evidence of his competitive heart. Darnold's success challenges linear expectations about career trajectories.
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