Winning Super Bowl QB Sam Darnold Praises Seahawks Fans [Exclusive]

Fresh off main the Seattle Seahawks to a historic Super Bowl LX victory, veteran quarterback Sam Darnold discovered a approach to have fun his first championship win with followers: by clocking in for a shift at Raising Cane’s.

Just days after main the Seahawks to victory within the Super Bowl, Darnold shocked followers by stepping behind the counter on the model’s first-ever Seattle location. While the restaurant isn’t scheduled to open till subsequent week, Raising Cane’s proprietor and founder Todd Graves opened the doorways early to host the Super Bowl champion and provides the town a sneak peek at what’s to return.

Shortly after securing a win “for the ages,” Darnold returned residence to the Emerald City and have become the primary superstar to work a shift on the new restaurant. During the occasion, he spoke with media, captured content material for the model, and skilled aspect by aspect with Graves to study the ins and outs of being a part of the Cane’s Crew–all as greater than a thousand followers packed the streets to catch a glimpse on the man affectionately recognized by followers as GEQBUS (God Emperor Quarterback of the United States).

“Seattle is a group of exhausting employees and that’s what I come from – my mother was a trainer and my dad was a plumber,” Darnold advised media throughout his go to. “The group cares a lot for this group and we at all times attempt to do our greatest and put our greatest foot ahead for the town and these followers. I’m so blissful to have this win for them.”

While speaking about his love for the followers, BOSSIP requested the QB about his relationship with a few of soccer’s most devoted followers. His success within the sport has been something however linear, however via all of it, Darnold’s fanbase believed–which, in flip, helped the NFL star imagine in himself.

“The followers are the explanation why a whole lot of us play this sport…The followers, and all of the loopy nicknames that they offer me and the love that they share,” Darnold advised BOSSIP’s Rebecah Jacobs. “Even the quantity of noise, the quantity of individuals which are right here in the present day simply exhibits you simply how a lot this sport can carry individuals collectively. That’s why I like interacting with the entire followers and that’s why it’s so vital to me.”

More than 1,000 followers gathered exterior the restaurant to cheer on their QB and have fun the Seahawks’ championship. Several standout University of Washington soccer gamers—together with Rahim Wright III, Rahshawn Clark, Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, CJ Christian, D’Aryhian Clemons and Parker Cross—have been additionally in attendance to indicate their help and chomp on some rooster fingers.

During his shift, Darnold totally embraced his position as an honorary Crewmember. The NFL star greeted clients, posed for selfies, signed autographs, and skilled as each a Fry Cook and Cashier. The quarterback additionally bagged orders, stuffed drinks, and referred to as out Box Combo orders as he and Graves labored aspect by aspect to serve keen followers their first style of Cane’s signature meals.

“It was nice having Sam right here at our first Seattle Restaurant to have fun the Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX win,” Graves mentioned. “I can’t consider a greater approach to introduce Cane’s to Seattle and have fun such a monumental second for this metropolis than with Sam and greater than 1,000 cheering followers. The vitality in the present day has been electrical.”

The celebration wrapped up with Darnold and Graves heading exterior to thank the group, as followers chanted “SEA! HAWKS! SEA! HAWKS!” in unison. The second blended soccer, fandom, and Cane’s signature group togetherness, turning a championship celebration right into a fan-first preview of Seattle’s latest restaurant.

With his Super Bowl trophy in hand and an apron round his waist, Darnold’s Raising Cane’s shift served as a heartfelt thank-you to the town that supported him all season—and a memorable approach to kick off each a championship period and a brand new chapter for Seattle’s eating scene.