Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold hasn’t exactly had a perfect, fairy-tale career, but he earned a fairy-tale chapter on Sunday.

Perhaps Darnold is a Super Bowl champion because he embraced one of life’s greatest and sometimes most challenging lessons: you must always believe in yourself, and that sometimes your time won’t come for a while. Or, it may never come. (RELATED:  ‘We Are Incredibly Blessed’: NFL Head Coach Gives Glory To God After Winning Super Bowl)

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. The........

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