{"podcast":{"title":"Seahawks Forever w/ Dan Viens","slug":"seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453","podcast_index_feed_id":7264453,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/wxrdqUqc","website_url":"https://seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b346367a-a0e2-4b82-b62b-55afddc14b81/2d4aadad-8c1a-465a-90e3-33b9e645b42a/3000x3000/seahawksforeversimplecast3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Dan Viens","episode_count":600,"summary":"Welcome Seahawks fans! Seahawks Forever is where I get to take all my passion, knowledge and insight into the Seattle Seahawks and roll it into one. I've been covering the team in one form or another since 1991, as a television journalist, web writer and podcaster. What you'll find here is my analysis and opinions on what the team is doing, or SHOULD be doing, on the field and off. From the draft and free agency, to everything that happens once the pads go on..... join me and my roster of fellow journalists and analysts for what I feel is the best Seahawks content around. Go Hawks!!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T08:21:29.669403+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Sam Darnold’s Next Contract | What's He Worth To The SEAHAWKS?","slug":"the-truth-about-sam-darnold-s-next-contract-what-s-he-worth-to-the-seahawks","published_at":"2026-06-16T17:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453/the-truth-about-sam-darnold-s-next-contract-what-s-he-worth-to-the-seahawks","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453","url":"https://seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens.simplecast.com/episodes/the-truth-about-sam-darnolds-next-contract-whats-he-worth-to-the-seahawks-XtRPbB_i","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/256/bluewire.simplecastaudio.com/4dee7f00-003e-4bdf-8a34-f5b35c4512ea/episodes/40c80299-c97d-495a-8d97-275509b3ea85/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=4dee7f00-003e-4bdf-8a34-f5b35c4512ea&awEpisodeId=40c80299-c97d-495a-8d97-275509b3ea85&feed=wxrdqUqc","summary":"Sam Darnold still has one year left on his current Seahawks contract, but the conversation about his next deal is already coming fast. And the number that seems to make fans nervous? $50 million per year. On today’s show, I break down what that number actually means in today’s NFL quarterback market — not just in raw dollars, but as a percentage of the salary cap. Because while $50 million sounds massive, the more important question is whether that kind of deal would actually put Seattle in a tough cap spot, or whether it could end up looking like reasonable value by 2027 and beyond. We’ll compare Darnold’s current and projected cap percentage to other quarterbacks around the league, look at how QB contracts are aging as the salary cap rises, and ask the real question: Is Sam Darnold at $50 million a smart investment… or a dangerous bet?","meta_description":"Sam Darnold still has one year left on his current Seahawks contract, but the conversation about his next deal is already coming fast. And the number that…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1918,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453/episodes/the-truth-about-sam-darnold-s-next-contract-what-s-he-worth-to-the-seahawks/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/seahawks-forever-w-dan-viens-7264453/the-truth-about-sam-darnold-s-next-contract-what-s-he-worth-to-the-seahawks.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}