The Vikings let Sam Darnold walk in free agency last March. Less than a year later, he was hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.

The Minnesota Vikings gambled and rolled with J.J. McCarthy in 2025. After Sam Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks, the Vikings failed to retain Daniel Jones. That left them scrambling for a ...

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold called Minnesota moving on a “tough pill,” but explained why he understood it — and why Seattle was ...

Sam Darnold understands the financial reality behind the Minnesota Vikings choosing J.J. McCarthy as their quarterback in ...

Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson can't help but wonder if things would've been different had Sam Darnold been under center instead of oft-injured J.J. McCarthy.

Minnesota Vikings star running back Aaron Jones ripped into the team over their Sam Darnold decision last offseason.

Justin Jefferson "definitely" thinks the Vikings would've done better if Sam Darnold stayed in Minnesota and wonders if they ...

The Minnesota Vikings are doing a lot of QB homework this offseason, and they are reportedly considering Tua Tagovailoa.

One of the biggest talking points of the 2025 season was that the Minnesota Vikings, who had just gone 14-3 with Sam Darnold ...

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. His sports reporting ...

The Seahawks are Sam Darnold's fifth different NFL team. Here's how he ended up in Seattle after stints with the Jets, ...