Sam Darnold

“If Cleveland takes me No. 1, it would be a great opportunity, first of all, and that goes for anyone taking me in any position.”

“Whenever you put so much time and effort into one single game, and you go out there and lose, it sucks.”

“For us, it's about winning. How do you do that? You score more points than the other team.”

“I love comedy, and I love listening to comedians talk.”

“When I run, I really need to make sure I'm engaging my core and understanding where my power comes from.”

“Obviously, people say offense wins games, defenses win championships. But I think, at the end of the day, if you score more points than the other team, you're going to win.”

“Every single time we step on to the field - practice field or game field - we're thinking about winning that championship. But at the same time, we're taking it day by day. And we are taking it game by game.”

“I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.”

“Pizza and burgers are really different. It depends on my mood. Right now, I could go for both. I don't want to pick one. I don't think it would be fair to the burger or to the pizza.”

“I got a chance to meet and hang out with Sam Hunt. He's actually a pretty cool dude.”

“I'm a very competitive person, but at the same time, as a quarterback, you gotta be poised; you gotta be very poised and patient. I'm pretty loose and relaxed, but I'm also very competitive.”

“I really want to prove to people that I'm capable of leading a franchise, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the No. 1 team to select me.”

“I'm really pumped about this opportunity to be with Coach Gase... with his mind and ability to lead a team. He's a good dude.”

“We haven't won a Super Bowl in, I think, 50 years, so the Jets fans who are out there are die-hard Jets fans. It's like generational fandom.”

“On my podcast, I got to interview Will Ferrell, Sam Hunt, Colin Cowherd - all these different names - and it was just really cool to be able to talk to those people about things that weren't everyday life for me, which is football.”

“Interviewing people is hard.”

“It's really important as a quarterback to have stability in all your joints but especially in the lower body, like the ankles, knees, and hips.”

“I want to go to the 9/11 Memorial. I heard that's amazing and crazy to look at, an amazing museum. So I haven't done that. I'd like to do that.”