{"podcast":{"title":"Green Light with Chris Long","slug":"green-light-with-chris-long-21032","podcast_index_feed_id":21032,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/greenlightwithchrislong","website_url":"https://greenlightpodcast.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/01dd7fec-f4e3-11e9-913f-6fe26c42633e/image/14a162e6349db6fd6e9f8dfe1ec711c0.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Chris Long","episode_count":978,"summary":"Former NFL player Chris Long, co-host Macon, teammate Beau Allen, and Nate 'Dr. Fax' Collins, bring you an expert look at all things NFL & a novice look at everything else. Featuring interviews with the biggest names in sports & entertainment, occasional digressions into the absurd, and frequent lapses in judgment. Join the Locals at Green Light!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T18:20:02.505826+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032"},"episode":{"title":"Sam Darnold’s Wild Journey to Super Bowl Champion","slug":"sam-darnold-s-wild-journey-to-super-bowl-champion","published_at":"2026-05-28T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/sam-darnold-s-wild-journey-to-super-bowl-champion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032","url":"https://www.greenlightpodcast.org","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/YH2151572304.mp3","summary":"Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are the defending Super Bowl champions but still feel like they have a lot to prove. Darnold joins Chris and opens up about the tough start to his career with the New York Jets, the uncertainty that followed with the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, the growth and improvement with the Minnesota Vikings and the success seen in Seattle. Darnold tells Chris about how his mindset has changed over the course of his career and his understanding of the game and the NFL, and he states that he is only ready for more! (00:00) - Intro (01:07) - Sam Darnold! (05:41) - Career Journey (08:48) - Building Confidence (12:00) - Career Resurgence (16:00) - Building The Right Mindset (19:45) - Growth While Playing In San Francisco (22:20) - Diagnosing NFL Defensive Variations (26:20) - Camaraderie of 2026 Seahawks (33:10) - Rashid Shaheed (34:45) - Jaxon Smith-Njigba (38:00) - Seahawks Walk and Talk (39:45) - Mike Macdonald's Leadership Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline presented by Zone Nicotine and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ With the return of the Layup Line, make sure to check out the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1olmCMKGMEyWwOKaT1Aah3?si=YP1-ffQ3T_yUDRnJRhDtOw Check out Green Light's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can catch all the latest GL action: Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly…","meta_description":"Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are the defending Super Bowl champions but still feel like they have a lot to prove. Darnold joins Chris and opens up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2542,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/episodes/sam-darnold-s-wild-journey-to-super-bowl-champion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/green-light-with-chris-long-21032/sam-darnold-s-wild-journey-to-super-bowl-champion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}