As Sam Darnold hits a major career crossroad, Alec Lewis lays out all potential options for the quarterback following his career revival.

The Minnesota Vikings are moving forward with J.J. McCarthy as the franchise QB, which likely means the end of Sam Darnold's tenure.

Teams have two weeks, beginning Tuesday, to use their franchise and transition player tags on players who are eligible for unrestricted free agency next month.

Minnesotans can count on three things: death, taxes and Vikings offseason quarterback drama. State of play: Minnesota has until March 4 to lock up Sam Darnold, otherwise he is probably heading toward free agency and could be scooped up by another team.

The average annual value that is projected for Sam Darnold's next NFL contract is precisely why the Minnesota Vikings are left with no choice. They have to let him walk, simply because he is about to be earning well above his pay grade.

Tyler Forness discusses what could happen with Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold and his contract in the next week.

The Minnesota Vikings' options for QB Sam Darnold are quickly dwindling. The post Vikings Get Bad News on Sam Darnold Contract, Trade Options appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Minnesota Vikings have a big decision to make in the offseason. They had an incredible year with Sam Darnold, who finally looked like a franchise-caliber quarterback. Nevertheless, he was also quite exposed in the final two games of the season,