Sam Darnold's Journey From Backup QB To Super Bowl Champion & Signing A $100M Contract | Bussin'
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🗓️ 23 June 2026
⏱️ 181 minutes
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Summary
Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold joins the boys in Nashville to talk about his Seattle Seahawks ring ceremony, going from potential NFL bust to backup with the San Francisco 49ers, getting his PhD in football from Brock Purdy, why he chose Seattle over Minnesota, and signing his $100M contract. Plus World Cup 2026 recap and Lionel Messi's hat trick, Taylor's +2000 Wyndham Clark US Open bet, Nebraska Adidas uniforms, EA Sports toughest stadiums, Rippin' With The Boys new show, and Jeff Simmons' Titans deal.
Timestamp Chapters:
0:00 Open
2:27 Shoutout Bryce Harper
3:58 JP Goes to the World Cup w/ NUTRL
5:27 Messi Scores a Hat Trick
12:16 USA World Cup Chances
16:05 Taylor's +2000 Wyndham Clark Bet
21:24 Nebraska Unveils New Uniforms
29:09 College Football Season Preview
34:30 Toughest College Stadiums Rage Bait
44:33 Rippin' With The Boys Announcement
48:01 Nashville National Card Show Recap
50:46 The $12,000 Cam Ward Card
56:43 Tier Talks
1:01:48 Father's Day Recap
1:09:35 Jeff Simmons Signs New Deal
1:12:45 Sam Darnold Enters
1:15:21 Sam's Journey to Champion
1:17:55 Taking a Backup Job
1:27:33 Seattle's Loose and Focused Culture
1:29:09 Mike MacDonald's Leadership Style
1:33:00 Why Sam Chose Seattle
1:36:56 Signing $100 Million Contract
1:40:37 Winning the Super Bowl Never Really Hits You
1:41:05 His Worst Super Bowl Throws
1:45:02 Wanting to Stay With One Franchise Forever
1:49:04 Did Sam Want to Stay in Minnesota
1:58:10 The Josh Norman Fight Origin Story
2:09:01 Sam's Top 3 Receivers He's Played With
2:12:07 Handling Doubt
2:17:23 What to Expect in 2026
2:19:11 Rams Acquire Myles Garrett
2:27:01 Breaking Down Super Bowl Trick Play TD
2:30:51 Sam Darnold Is Secretly a Bird Watcher
2:33:03 Sam Loves Entourage
2:33:53 Game of Thrones Season 8 Debate
2:42:42 Sam's Favorite Shows
2:50:52 Only USC QB to Win a Super Bowl
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| 0:00.0 | All right, we're good. |
| 0:06.0 | Busin with the boys. |
| 0:10.0 | Hanging with the fellas |
| 0:14.0 | betting on a game. |
| 0:18.0 | No woman's gonna tell us what to do |
| 0:24.6 | And I'll be over here |
| 0:29.6 | Just drinking beer and making that noise |
| 0:33.6 | Baby I'm hanging with the fellas |
| 0:38.7 | You're busing with the boys. |
| 0:41.3 | Bro. |
| 0:43.8 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Bustin' with the boys. |
| 0:47.3 | This is episode 386. |
| 0:49.6 | We have a lot to talk about. |
| 0:51.0 | We have the Sammy D. Sam D. Sam D. Sam Darnold interview. |
| 0:53.2 | You. |
| 0:53.7 | We also, before we do that, |
| 0:55.7 | we'll be recapping the World Cup. Taylor Luan hit a plus 2,000 bet on the Fan Duel Sportsbook. Thank you. Thank you very much. World Cup recap, Father's Day recap, everything in between. We are happy you're here. And if you are here and if you're listening to the boys right now, make sure you are subscribed to our channels on YouTube. |
| 1:11.3 | Make sure you're following our podcast boys right now, make sure you are subscribed to our channels on YouTube. |
| 1:11.3 | Make sure you're following our podcast on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:16.2 | And we are brought to you by our presenting sponsor, the Fan Dual Sportsbook, America's number one sportsbook. |
| 1:23.1 | Now, boys, we know the world's got the World Cup fever right now. |
| 1:26.6 | Everybody's talking soccer. |
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