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The Vikings could have tagged Darnold and tried to trade him to get a return, but The Athletic's Alec Lewis and ESPN's Kevin Seifert noted that teams would be unlikely to spend a draft pick on Darnold and then pay him.

Head coach Kevin O'Connell addressed Darnold's future in light of not franchise-tagging him, which would not have benefited Minnesota if they kept him on the one-year, $40 million tag.