VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-26
“Sam's played great football for us this year the majority of the time,”
Mike Macdonald · said 2026-10-16 · reported 2026-10-26
Macdonald defended Sam Darnold in an October 16 radio interview amid speculation Darnold might lose his starting job to Drew Lock.
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