Sam Darnold limps off field with hip injury after first drive and heads to locker room, replaced by Drew Lock
· Yahoo Sports
The Seattle Seahawks' celebration over raising their Super Bowl banner and the start of a new season didn't last long Wednesday.
Quarterback Sam Darnold left the season-opening game against the New England Patriots after one series due to a hip injury. He was replaced by Drew Lock. Darnold went back to the locker room with athletic trainers before the Seahawks' second series started.
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Darnold was sacked by Patriots end Dre'Mont Jones on a third down on the Seahawks' first drive. As the punt team came on, Darnold was trotting off with a noticeable limp. NBC said on the broadcast that no medical personnel was around Darnold as he came to the sideline, but shortly after he went to the blue medical tent.
Sam Darnold is questionable to return with HIP injury, per press box announcer. Back in tunnel getting X-rays as Drew Lock plays in relief. https://t.co/HgsTN771xr
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 10, 2026
After the Patriots punted, NBC showed Darnold limping badly on the sideline as Lock had his helmet on, ready to go in.
Darnold didn't miss a game last season and threw for 4,000 yards in the regular season, then played steady, solid football throughout the Seahawks' Super Bowl championship push. He became a great story of a highly drafted quarterback who was given up on by multiple teams.
As a new season started, another story was unfolding and it wasn't a positive one for the Seahawks or Darnold.