If Sam Darnold is going to remain with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2025 season, it reportedly won't be on the franchise tag. ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Monday that Minnesota is unlikely to use the tag on the quarterback before the 4 p.

The Vikings are hiring Jordan Traylor as their assistant offensive coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.

The Vikings are hiring Jordan Traylor as assistant offensive coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Traylor spent the last six seasons with the Saints. He started as a scouting assistant before moving into coaching as a defensive assistant in 2021.

One of those assistants was Grant Udinski, who left for the Jaguars, has been replaced by the Vikings. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media shared the news that the Vikings found their replacement for Udinski on the Saints coaching staff.

NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah is "curious" to see if the Colts would have any interest in QB Sam Darnold if he becomes a free agent.

The Minnesota Vikings are not expected to place the franchise tag on impending free-agent quarterback Sam Darnold by Tuesday's deadline, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. However, all parties are working through their options to potentially keep him in Minnesota.

The Sam Darnold story: to stay or to go; is finally reaching its crescendo as the legal tampering period of free agency starts in less than a week’s time. Reports from NFL insiders surfaced on Monday claiming that the newly minted Pro Bowler would not be franchise tagged by the Minnesota Vikings,