SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Never before had Sam Darnold and his dad cried together.“We don’t do that,” Darnold said.Then, on Sunday night, they let the tears flow — years’ worth of them. As Super Bowl champions.How fitting that Darnold delivered the capstone of his topsy-turvy NFL career in the very same place where he recently revived it, and then celebrated afterward with those who supported him the most through it all: father Michael, mom Chris and fiancee Katie.“It’s special. I shared a great moment with my parents and my fiancee Katie after the game and I think that’s what kind of got me a little bit,” Seattle’s quarterback said of his rare display of emotion. “Me and my dad don’t really cry very often and I told my dad, and my mom, I’m here because of their belief in me. They believed in me throughout my entire career and I think that’s why I was able to believe in myself almost ad nauseam. Some people called me crazy throughout my career for believing in myself so much and having so much confidence but it was because of my parents.” On the sideline of Levi’s Stadium two seasons ago, Darnold patiently paid his dues behind Brock Purdy as San Francisco’s backup quarterback and soaked up every ounce of knowledge he could from the coaches. Back in the Bay Area on Sunday and beneath the bright lights, Darnold won a Super Bowl in his first year under center for the Seahawks — his fifth team in eight seasons.Seattle captured the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy with a dominant 29 …
