Sam Darnold's 14-win season with the Minnesota Vikings seemingly bought him job security with the Seattle Seahawks. The No. 1 free agent quarterback in the offseason, Darnold garnered a three-year, $100 million contract in March to be the Seahawks' starting quarterback -- a similar move Kirk Cousins made,

Jalen Milroe became the fifth quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday night. The Seattle Seahawks took the former Alabama quarterback with the 92nd overall pick in the third round. Milroe is expected to learn from new starter Sam Darnold,

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Vikings got Howell for a pick swap, as they sent the No. 142 overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft to the Seahawks for Howell and the No. 172 overall pick in the fifth round.