Why Darnold believes CMC’s internal ‘fire’ is key to bounce-back effort

Christian McCaffrey is set for a comeback season and former 49ers quarterback Sam Darnold believes the All-Pro running back is motivated to show the world he's back.Darnold recently spoke to NBC Sports Bay Area in support of the Lowe's Foundation to support SkillsUSA National Signing Day, which celebrates students entering skilled trades like plumbing, electrical, HVAC and construction. The cause is personal for the quarterback whose father was a plumber by trade."Christian, whether he goes through what he went through last year, or he goes through what he went through two years ago, which was one of the best seasons of football that I've ever seen, he's always going to have that fire under him," Darnold said. "He doesn't need external motivation."Darnold, who signed a three-year $100.5 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, was teammates with McCaffrey when both were members of the Carolina Panthers from 2021 to 2022.And then again the two shared a locker room in the Bay Area during the 2023 NFL season as the 49ers' embarked on a Super Bowl run."The best trait that Christian has is he is the most internally motivated person I've ever met in my life," Darnold said....