Regardless of which team wins Sunday, a former New York quarterback will be crowned a Super Bowl champion.
That’s because both the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots employ at least one former Jets or Giants QB.
Of course, Sam Darnold looms much larger than the others — both in Super Bowl LX and in Jets history.
But he won’t be the only ex-Jet or Giant to factor into Sunday’s game in Santa Clara, Calif.
Here’s a look at the former Jets and Giants on this year’s Super Bowl teams.
SAM DARNOLD
When the Jets drafted Darnold with the No. 3 pick in the 2018 draft, they dreamed of him one day leading them to the Super Bowl.
Instead, Darnold did it with the Seahawks, but he didn’t exactly take a straight path to glory.
After going 13-25 in three seasons with the Jets, the late-blooming Darnold made stops in Carolina, San Francisco and Minnesota before signing a three-year, $100.5 million contract with Seattle last offseason.
Darnold, 28, passed for 4,048 yards and 25 touchdowns for the 14-3 Seahawks in the regular season and has elevated his play even further in the playoffs.
LEONARD WILLIAMS
Williams spent parts of five seasons apiece with the Giants and Jets, and while he didn’t experience much winning in New York, the standout defensive tackle was productive for both teams.
The Jets drafted Williams with the No. 6 pick in the 2015 draft, and he totaled 17.0 sacks and 90 quarterback hits in 71 games with the franchise.
The Giants then acquired Williams in a 2019 midseason trade with the Jets, and he racked up 22.5 sacks and 72 quarterback hits in 61 games with Big Blue.
Williams, 31, is now in his third season with the Seahawks, who acquired him from the Giants for a pair of picks, including a second-rounder, in 2023.
JULIAN LOVE
Like Williams, the safety Love was a respected leader for the Giants during his four seasons with the team from 2019-22.
Originally a 2019 fourth-round pick, Love started 32 games for the Giants, including 16 during their last playoff season in 2022.
But the Giants did not re-sign Love during the subsequent offseason, and he joined Seattle on a two-year, $12 million contract.
Love was a Pro Bowler in 2023 and has since signed a lucrative extension with the Seahawks, for whom he’s recorded eight interceptions in 42 games.
DREW LOCK
Now in his second stint as Seattle’s backup quarterback, Lock started five games for the Giants in 2024, going 1-4 with six touchdown passes and five interceptions.
The lone win came in Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts, which ultimately cost the Giants the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft.
Lock, 29, attempted only three passes this season behind Darnold, who started all 17 games.
JASON MYERS
Myers spent only one season with the Jets, but it was with Gang Green that he established himself as one of the NFL’s top kickers.
After an uneven three-year stint in Jacksonville, Myers went 33-of-36 (91.7%) on field goals with the Jets in 2018 and earned his first Pro Bowl selection.
He signed a four-year, $15.5 million contract with the Seahawks before the 2019 season and has been their kicker ever since.
CHAZZ SURRATT
Surratt was never a regular starter for the Jets, but the linebacker did appear in 32 games for the franchise from 2022-24.
He played in all 17 games last season, including making five starts, before spending this season as a backup with Seattle.
In 11 games, Surratt, 28, totaled 11 tackles for Seattle’s top-ranked defense, but he has not played since Week 12 due to an ankle injury.
He returned to practice last month and is questionable for the Super Bowl.
SHANE LEMIEUX
Drafted by the Giants in the fifth round in 2020, Lemieux spent four seasons with the team and appeared in 18 games, including 12 starts.
The guard signed with Seattle’s practice squad in September but did not appear in a game and is on injured reserve.
TOMMY DEVITO
DeVito delivered the ultimate feel-good story in 2023, when, as an undrafted rookie quarterback from Cedar Grove, N.J., he led the Giants on an improbable three-game winning streak.
Ironically, that three-game winning streak hurt the Giants’ draft position in 2024, which prevented them from taking Drake Maye, who is now teammates with DeVito in New England.
Nicknamed “Tommy Cutlets” due to his Italian heritage and affinity for his mother’s chicken cutlets, DeVito went 3-5 as a starter over two seasons with the Giants.
The Giants cut DeVito in August, and the Patriots claimed him off waivers. As New England’s third-string QB, DeVito has not appeared in a game this season.
BEN MCADOO
The former Giants head coach is in his second year on the Patriots coaching staff, serving as a senior defensive assistant this season.
He was a senior offensive assistant in 2024.
McAdoo is with his fourth team since being fired by the Giants late in the 2017 season, with stops in Jacksonville, Dallas and Carolina (he was the Panthers’ offensive coordinator in 2022) coming in between.
Although he led the 2016 Giants to the playoffs, McAdoo was fired less than a year later — one game after benching Eli Manning in favor of Geno Smith.
McAdoo went 13-15 as the Giants head coach and lost his lone playoff game.
MORGAN MOSES
The veteran right tackle spent two seasons with the Jets, though not consecutively.
Moses appeared in 17 games, starting 16, for the Jets in 2021, then returned for the 2024 season and started all 14 of his appearances.
After signing a one-year contract with New England, the 34-year-old Moses started all 17 games this season and graded as Pro Football Focus’ 27th-best offensive tackle.
LEONARD TAYLOR III
Taylor began this season with the Jets, who waived him in October after he appeared in two games.
The Patriots then signed the 23-year-old defensive tackle to their practice squad, and while he appeared in only three regular-season games with New England, he’s made quite the impression this postseason.
Taylor blocked a 45-yard field goal attempt by Denver’s Wil Lutz in the Patriots’ 10-7 win in the snow-covered AFC Championship Game.
The former undrafted free agent totaled 16 appearances with the Jets from 2024-25.
CORY DURDEN
The Giants’ release of Durden didn’t command as much attention as their waiving of DeVito, but the Patriots also added the defensive lineman after he failed to make the Giants’ roster in August.
Durden, 27, appeared in four games with the Giants in 2024, totaling 10 tackles.
He appeared in all 17 games for New England this season, making four starts, and finished with 30 tackles.
