2 days ago · Since the Minnesota Vikings season ended with a 27-9 wild-card round loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the media frenzy surrounding Sam Darnold and his impending free agency has cooled off. With so ...

Samuel Richard Darnold (born June 5, 1997) [1] is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, winning the Archie Griffin award in 2016, and was selected third overall by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL draft.

2 days ago · Sam Darnold is taking it slow as he approaches a very pivotal offseason in his career after a successful year with the Vikings.

3 days ago · Though Sam Darnold’s final two performances of the season revealed some weaknesses in his game, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback will be coveted this offseason. Darnold, 27, threw for 4,319 ...

Jan 13, 2025 · In a game against El Toro High School, Darnold caught a touchdown on a slant route and then turned around on the next series and intercepted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The Vikings...

View photos of QB Sam Darnold who joined the Vikings during free agency.

Aug 1, 2022 · Mayfield admitted Monday he's still catching up, Darnold admitting he's only worried about what he can control, and Corral said he was "still in the learning process," so the whole thing is very...

Jan 6, 2025 · It was the byproduct of a dreadful night of quarterback play by Sam Darnold and a franchise history that is tortured enough to know a problem when it sees it.

Jan 6, 2025 · After missing their fourth opportunity in the red zone, Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was captured on camera giving encouragement to Darnold on the sidelines:

Nov 12, 2024 · With the game in the rear view mirror, the topic of Darnold still being the starting quarterback, specifically head coach Kevin O'Connell making a major point of it in the locker room about how much faith they have in him. "Sam (Darnold), everyone in this locker room knows you are the guy that's gonna take us there."