Sam Darnold Quotes

I like squats because they help build that foundation of strength. I do tons of single-leg moves for strength and balance because they let you test your strength in one leg at a time. But even on my leg days, I make sure to fit in some core work.

Coach Gase has done amazing things, not with just quarterbacks but offenses in general.

To be the No. 1 pick, that would be so special.

Obviously, people say offense wins games, defenses win championships. But I think, at the end of the day, if you score more points than the other team, you’re going to win.

Every single time we step on to the field – practice field or game field – we’re thinking about winning that championship. But at the same time, we’re taking it day by day. And we are taking it game by game.

When I run, I really need to make sure I’m engaging my core and understanding where my power comes from.

If Cleveland takes me No. 1, it would be a great opportunity, first of all, and that goes for anyone taking me in any position.

For me, on social media, I try as hard as I can to be myself.

It’s been a dream of mine to play in the NFL, so whenever I hear my name being talked about in someone’s mock draft or whether or not he should stay or go, it’s always interesting to listen to, but at the same time, I don’t take it for granted.

In the offseason, sometimes I’ll go on Google and see if anything’s up about me, if anything’s being said about me.

Pizza and burgers are really different. It depends on my mood. Right now, I could go for both. I don’t want to pick one. I don’t think it would be fair to the burger or to the pizza.

I find joy in watching my teammates celebrate and do what they do. Whenever I throw them the ball, I love watching my teammates celebrate.

I want to go to the 9/11 Memorial. I heard that’s amazing and crazy to look at, an amazing museum. So I haven’t done that. I’d like to do that.

The goal every season is to win a Super Bowl.

I got a chance to meet and hang out with Sam Hunt. He’s actually a pretty cool dude.

Whenever I come out to go to the NFL, I’d be honored to play for any team. Any team that would give me that opportunity to be part of their organization, it would mean the world to me.

For us, it’s about winning. How do you do that? You score more points than the other team.

I really want to prove to people that I’m capable of leading a franchise, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be the No. 1 team to select me.

A lot of kids, especially football players, had been using Twitter for recruiting.

I definitely take notes, but I feel like sometimes if I take too many notes, it kind of bogs down my mind a little bit. So, I just write down stuff that I need to remember for the game.

We haven’t won a Super Bowl in, I think, 50 years, so the Jets fans who are out there are die-hard Jets fans. It’s like generational fandom.

I love comedy, and I love listening to comedians talk.

On my podcast, I got to interview Will Ferrell, Sam Hunt, Colin Cowherd – all these different names – and it was just really cool to be able to talk to those people about things that weren’t everyday life for me, which is football.

Turning the ball over is something you don’t want to do as a quarterback.

I think the number one job as a quarterback is protecting the football.