Sam Darnold is expected to land with the Seattle Seahawks but there's a new team ready to pursue the veteran QB.

Fields, however, remains the focus for Pittsburgh, Russini adds. Jets interest in Fields has built since the Combine, per ESPN.com’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers hold more than $63MM in cap space; the Jets check in at just more than $51MM.

In the NFL, one big move from a team can have a trickle-down effect, impacting the moves of other teams or players. One example: The Seattle Seahawks traded veteran quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders Friday, with potentially changed the outlook for another signal-caller who had major question marks going into the offseason.

Enter: Sam Darnold, who is set to become a free agent in a matter of days.

For a brief moment on Friday, some wondered whether the Seahawks had lost their minds. Seattle agreed to a trade sending Geno Smith to the Raiders for a third-r