There were two reasons the move didn’t make sense for the Vikings. Plus, Aaron Rodgers’s price tag, mid-first round draft targets and more.

New proposals have surfaced that Darnold could return to Minnesota on a multi-year deal for less than $30 million a season. With that structure, the Vikings' quarterback spending would be similar to the 2024 season, when they spent 28.5 million in dead cap to part ways with Kirk Cousins.

The Minnesota Vikings can't get over how their 2024 season ended, and it's tough to blame them. Minnesots was riding high entering the final week of the regular

Matthew Stafford will stay with Rams, but QBs like Aaron Rodgers, Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins could change teams once 2025 NFL free agency begins.

The easiest way to get an asking or target price is with multiple NFL teams vying for a player's services. If a player's market is soft, lowering the asking price will likely become a necessity. Agents and NFL teams may have already gotten a sense of the 2025 free agent market.

Former USC Trojans and current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold’s destination for the 2025 season is still unknown. The NFL franchise tag deadline was

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold did not receive the franchise tag ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline, setting him up to be the most coveted quarterback on the free agent market next week. Minnesota still is interested in working to re-sign Darnold, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.