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Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV is not going to let anyone disrespect what they accomplished on Sunday.
The first and most notable hater was Rams receiver Puka Nacua who posted on X “Sam Darnold” with laugh/crying emoji amid the Seahawks blowout of the Patriots in Super Bowl 60.
Rams are NFC West division rivals with the Seahawks. Nacua is one of the more outspoken players in the league.
The post caught the attention of Jones, who responded on X, “Ain’t you at home. Goofy ass.”
Jones is not going to let anyone disrespect his quarterback. Darnold didn’t have a perfect game but also didn’t turn the ball over. Jones, the signal-caller of the defense, had a team-high 11 tackles on Sunday.
In Nacua’s defense, he did post in support of former teammate Cooper Kupp for winning his second ring. The star receiver is coming off a career year – a league high 129 catches for 1,715 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.
And Darnold will likely face some skeptics his entire career because of how terrible his time with the New York Jets was during his initial years in the league. A win like Sunday helps quiet some of the criticism, despite a mundane performance. Darnold was 19-of-38 for 202 yards and had one touchdown.
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“Offense, I feel like we didn’t play as good as we could have,” Darnold told reporters postgame, according to Yahoo. “I certainly didn’t play as good as I could have.
“I didn’t have my best stuff, but our team had my back.”
“Put some respect on it! He’s the best!” Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said, interrupting a Darnold interview postgame. “We’re not here without that guy.”
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