Sam Darnold is going to wear No. 14 with the Seattle Seahawks, the number he has worn since USC.
But unlike many players, Darnold did not demand to wear No. 14.
When he arrived at USC, he did not make any demands for a jersey number, which is different than many recruits. Just think of all the numbers USC has worn by two players because everyone wants specific numbers, especially single digits.
Darnold said he thought about taking No. 15, the number his grandfather, Dick Hammer, wore for the USC basketball team. He also thought about No. 18, which was his number at San Clemente. But he ultimately just took No. 14 because it was issued to him and he did not really care about it.
I remember telling him at USC once, “if you went to Mater Dei or Long Beach Poly, you would have demanded a number.”
“No comment,” Darnold said with a good-natured tone.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
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Let’s go Sam!
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“Dick Hammer” – are you sure that is not a Cowardly Gabby alias.
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None of this surprises anyone. All you need to do is watch his reactions to anything that goes really well or really poorly. He celebrates neither of them all that much, because he knows how quickly it can change.
He is a class act.
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