The Minnesota Vikings hit a home run when they added Sam Darnold in the offseason, but the question now is will they get another at bat with the breakout quarterback?
The franchise and its QB hadn’t discussed an extension of any kind ahead of Darnold’s 5-touchdown performance against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14. However, that showing moved the Vikings to 11-2 on the season, tied for second in the NFC, and vaulted Darnold back into the MVP conversation.
Darnold has thrown for nearly 3,300 yards, 28 TDs and 10 INTs with four games left to go, and Minnesota remains arguably the biggest surprise of 2024 based on where the team is now compared to where most analysts though it would be at this point.
The only bad thing about that from the Vikings’ perspective is that re-signing Darnold to a new deal in the coming months just got a lot pricier and may not be worth it with rookie QB J.J. McCarthy waiting in the wings.
Minnesota’s offensive coordinator Wes Phillips spoke to the media about Darnold’s future on Wednesday, December 11, indicating that the QB could be moving on come March based on how well he’s performed.
“We all know that Sam is gonna be a sought-after type of guy from wherever that may be,” Phillips told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Whatever his future ends up being, I know all of us in this building are gonna be happy for him, no matter where that ends up being. I don’t think he has to worry about that anymore.”
