A new era was quickly ushered in when the Vikings selected national champion JJ McCarthy with the 10th selection in the draft and signed veteran Sam Darnold to a one-year contract as insurance. The ...

Darnold joins a storied history of mercenary quarterbacks who sparked a thrilling but ultimately unsustainable run for the Vikings — Brett Favre in 2009, Sam Bradford in 2016, Case Keenum in ...

It was such a stirring resurrection of a career that it begged the question of whether Darnold’s success would lead the Vikings to reconsider their succession plan of starting McCarthy in 2025.

Sam Darnold’s horrific stretch over the final two weeks of the Vikings’ season won’t have a detrimental impact on his future bottom line. That’s according to Bleacher Report’s James ...

Jefferson's lucrative four-year, $140 million contract extension aligns with the duration of McCarthy's rookie deal. Minnesota has the runway to exploit the benefits of building around a rookie ...

It was an eventful week for former USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold. To start off, Darnold was named NFL Comeback Player ...

Sam Darnold’s first half of playoff football quickly turned disastrous, with the Vikings quarterback — and Jets castoff — turning the ball over twice and taking six sacks as the Rams jumped ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is hitting free agency after setting career-highs with 4,319 passing yards and 35 ...

Or has he? Darnold’s future as a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings could hinge on his performance in the playoffs. Monday night's NFC wild-card battle is set to be Darnold’s first career ...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold seemed to have raised his stock to the top of free agency in the offseason, however, a meteoric meltdown by Darnold resulted in a 27-9 season-ending loss ...

Matthew Stafford lit up the Vikings early, throwing two touchdowns on 14 of 20 completions while Sam Darnold continued to struggle, throwing a pick and losing a fumble that was returned for a ...