San José, United States, Feb 4, 2026 (AFP) - From 'flop' to Super Bowl favorite: Sam Darnold's second act

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If there are no second acts in American life, nobody told Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold. Three years after he was widely written off as yet another highly drafted NFL flop, Darnold enters this Sunday's Super Bowl as favorite to win the sport's biggest prize. "You see examples... all around the league, in the past -- guys maybe not having as much success as they feel like they should have had, or maybe the media thinks that they should......

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