With Sam Darnold expected to leave the Minnesota Vikings in free agency, his rumored destination favorite should make things much easier for his former team to move on from him in favor of J.J. McCarthy.

Rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy is also set to resume football drills in the coming weeks "and should be ready to roll by OTAs in May," according to a report from Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

With 23 players set to become free agents, it's an understatement to say the Vikings roster could look very different next season.

If Jones walks, Minnesota could potentially net a compensatory pick in return. He has racked up 14,582 passing yards, 70 TDs and 47 INTs over his six-year NFL career along with 2,179 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns.

Where Darnold signs could change things for almost a dozen teams and multiple other quarterbacks. Let's size up his market and what could happen.

The NFL offseason sometimes gives fans and the media busier news days than they could have expected at any other time. One way that happens is when a star player either requests a trade or is

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold came up just short for a major postseason award, finishing third to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for the AP Comeback Player of the Year award. This is the first major award Darnold was nominated for since entering the league in 2018,

Will Sam Darnold return to the Minnesota Vikings. Their superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson seems to think so.