Sam Darnold led summer sessions with at least 7 Seattle Seahawks receivers

Technically speaking, the Seattle Seahawks were on break from the end of OTAs up until this week when they held their first training camp practice of the year. That doesn't mean that they were just sitting on their hands and soaking up the sun, though. In a league that's this competitive players have to train year-round in order to keep up with the competition.

Nobody knows better how hard it is to separate yourself from that competition than new starting quarterback Sam Darnold. After floundering his first few years in the NFL, Darnold finally put it all together last season with the Minnesota Vikings - but that breakout season didn't come out of nowhwhere.

Truth is, Darnold started showing genuine signs of improvement as early as his 2021-2022 stint with the Carolina Panthers - and that process continued when he was backing up Brock Purdy with the 49ers in 2023. That slow but steady growth came because Darnold is willing to put in extra work, and he's brought that attitude with him to Seattle.

According to Mike Dugar at The Athletic, Darnold held summer throwing sessions with several Seahawks pass-catchers in southern California.

Sam Darnold leads Seahawks workouts

"Earlier this month, Darnold invited his skill players to train with him in California. Several players attended, including Cooper Kupp, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo, John Rhys Plumlee, Eric Saubert, AJ Barner and White. They hung out for a few days and had throwing sessions at Oaks Christian."