Sam Darnold’s future has very much been in the balance over the course of the past 48 hours since the Minnesota Vikings‘ upset loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

"Kevin O'Connell told us Sam Darnold has earned the right to be a free agent," Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio said Feb. 12 on "The Rich Eisen Show ." "That's a way of saying we're not going to use ...

"Sam Darnold picked the right time to have a career year." Two things can most definitely be true. With the Vikes vanquished and Darnold’s one-year contract set to expire, both parties are ...

Had Sam Darnold had the sort of ending to the season that his 35 touchdown, 4,319 season would have commanded, this could have been an even more difficult decision for Minnesota. But with poor ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Minnesota Vikings’ Cinderella season may have come to an abrupt end after a first-round playoff loss, but ...

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 ...

Brian Flores' swaggering defense was humbled. Most disappointing, and perhaps most impactful, fairy tale quarterback Sam Darnold lost his magic at exactly the wrong time. Darnold joins a storied ...

It could be argued Sam Darnold cost himself a lot of money over his last couple games, but one Minnesota Vikings legend says Darnold's done enough to remain the team's quarterback. In his first 16 ...

Sam Darnold is expected to command a sizable contract if he becomes a free agent this winter, and there is at least one AFC team that might be hoping for an opportunity to write the check. During ...

J.J. McCarthy, left, or Sam Darnold, right? Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell says it's "way too early" to know the team's direction at quarterback. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Sam Darnold’s shaky finish shouldn’t ruin his impressive season or impact his future. Several NFL teams need a franchise quarterback and Darnold proved he can be that guy in Minnesota ...

“I would love to have Sam (Darnold) back and try to do it again,” Jefferson told USA TODAY Sports on Radio Row Friday ahead of Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. “It would be phenomenal to have ...