{"id":44457,"date":"2025-12-01T03:09:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44457"},"modified":"2025-12-01T03:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:09:40","slug":"cameras-caught-sam-darnolds-interesting-first-interaction-with-kevin-oconnell-after-the-vikings-let-him-go-for-nothing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=44457","title":{"rendered":"Cameras Caught Sam Darnold\u2019s Interesting First Interaction With Kevin O\u2019Connell After The Vikings Let Him Go For Nothing [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Seahawks quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/sam-darnold\/\">Sam Darnold<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/minnesota-vikings\/\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>\u00a0head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell had a brief conversation after Sunday\u2019s game at Lumen Field, as shown on Fox Sports\u2019 cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing went right for O\u2019Connell\u2019s Seahawks on Sunday. Backup quarterback Max Brosmer basically flushed away any hopes of an upset with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/worst-play-in-nfl-history-has-been-complete-video\/\">his inexcusable pick-six in the red zone<\/a>, and the Minnesota defense couldn\u2019t make the necessary stops against their old friend, as Sam Darnold led his \u2018Hawks to a 26-0 blowout win.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, the \u201c<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0on Fox\u201d broadcast showed O\u2019Connell and Darnold sharing a hug and a few words. We don\u2019t know what the 2024 Coach of the Year said, but it certainly appeared to be a kindhearted message:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1995282453699903508&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fcameras-caught-sam-darnold-first-interaction-with-kevin-oconnell-after-vikings-let-him-go%2F&amp;sessionId=1e644eaa40cc61bd880a3c1e16bac12c9ceb36e5&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1995282453699903508\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Darnold, of course, had a career year under O\u2019Connell\u2019s tutelage last season. He turned that into a three-year, $100.5 million deal from the Seahawks in free agency and has been a star with 19 touchdowns and a 103.1 passer rating, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/sam-darnold\/stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Vikings? After one year, it\u2019s clear that they would have been better off keeping Darnold instead of passing the reins to J.J. McCarthy. Not that Darnold is complaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Seattle Seahawks quarterback\u00a0Sam Darnold\u00a0and\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell had a brief conversation after Sunday\u2019s game at Lumen Field, as shown on Fox Sports\u2019 cameras. 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