‘Seattle is done’ – Seahawks fans think Sam Darnold may be heading back to the Vikings

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty ImagesThe Seattle Seahawks’ season is sitting in a precarious position heading into this weekend’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, with a long list of injuries leaving a lot to be concerned about. Having won the Super Bowl earlier this year, it seems as if Mike Macdonald’s team is already at a make-or-break point in their season following Monday’s heavy defeat to the Chicago Bears. Among a host of big names set to miss the game on Sunday, quarterback Sam Darnold has been ruled out with a quad injury.The injury to the struggling QB appeared to come out of nowhere earlier in the week. Drew Lock has been named as the starter despite his own elbow issue. However, there is a bigger-picture scenario going on with some Seahawks fans, who feel as if Darnold’s injury coincidentally ties in with the Minnesota Vikings’ reported interest in a new QB.Seattle Seahawks fans speculate Minnesota Vikings return for Sam DarnoldSeattle signed Darnold following his impressive spell in Minnesota. The decision to allow Darnold to walk is one that many Vikings fans look back on with regret, considering he went on to lift the Super Bowl. Following Adam Schefter’s comments on the Vikings’ search for a QB, a lot of Seahawks fans feel as if Darnold’s absence may be bigger than just an injury.‘The new injury report is a disaster. They will be lucky to win ten games. If Sam is healthy enough… it benefits both teams. Seattle is done this year,’ said one fan on X.‘I actually thought the same thing this morning when I heard Schefter’s comments. Minnesota would probably need to send two 1’s and/or a player. Jordan Addison might be a good option who would immediately bolster the Seahawks receiving corps. Lock is a competent QB,’ replied another.What Seattle would be able to bring in for Darnold is another question altogether. He is, after all, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback, but his form this season has been nothing short of disastrous, having thrown nine interceptions across his last six games.‘Makes perfect sense to me. If we took on dead cap and say Taylor? Ojomo? Henry? We would still have more cap space next year than projected now?’ one fan speculated.‘If the GM’s team thinks so, I’ll be for it. As long as the comp is fair,’ another fan approved.Seattle’s offense has stalled this season and looks incredibly stale. Beyond Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s brilliance, there has been very little to praise about what offensive coordinator Brian Fleury has been able to put together on that side of the ball in the Pacific Northwest.‘I jokingly said this on X to a Vikings fan. Real life would be insane,’ added another Seahawks fan.‘Tons of buzz around the Vikings working hard to land a QB right now. Some of the, shall we call it “unusualness” around how the Seahawks announced the Darnold injury. One could connect some pretty intriguing dots – if they were so inclined,’ said another.Read more:Richard Sherman reveals his NFL MVP for the 26/27 season so farNew England Patriots star confirms he has been ruled out with ‘unexplainable’ medical emergencyRichard Sherman predicts what San Francisco 49ers will now do with Brandon Aiyuk