Sam Darnold Gets Captain Status as Christian Gonzalez Lands $102 Million Guaranteed
Sam Darnold will be one of the Seahawks' captains against the Patriots, while Christian Gonzalez's record deal includes $102 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid Patriot ever. San Francisco has so far avoided its usual list of crushing injuries.
Sam Darnold will be one of the Seahawks' captains when the Seahawks open the season against the Patriots. That is a real fantasy-football roster angle for a quarterback entering Week 1 with captain status.
Christian Gonzalez brings the bigger contract headline: his record deal includes $102 million guaranteed and makes Gonzalez the highest-paid Patriot ever. That deal raises the stakes for Gonzalez as a fantasy-relevant cornerback.
San Francisco's summer was a literal car crash, but the team has so far avoided its usual list of crushing injuries. Keep the 49ers on the roster radar, because avoiding crushing injuries matters before the 2026 season.