Even though his last start against the Detroit Lions was a bit rocky, Sam Darnold is enjoying a career year with the Minnesota Vikings. All signs point to the former No. 3 overall pick returning in 2025, but to do so, the Vikings will have to negotiate a new contract with him, or place the franchise tag on their starting quarterback.

While speaking with A.J. Hawk and Pat McAfee on the latter's show, Greenberg explained that he believes the Vikings should trade rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy and give Darnold a contract extension.

The Minnesota Vikings benefited from having veteran QB Sam Darnold exceed expectations by a wide margin in 2024. The former top draft pick of the New York Jets turned himself from a Big Apple into

The Minnesota Vikings are the No. 5 seed in the NFC and will need to exact revenge against the Los Angeles Rams in order to advance to the divisional round of the postseason. From there, they could be looking at a rematch with the Detroit Lions or a trip to Philadelphia to face the Eagles.

Which team will win the first-round NFL postseason game? Check out these NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions for the game, which can be seen at 6 p.m. MST on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+ (stream with FUBO).

The NFL’s Super Wild-Card Weekend concludes on Monday night with the No. 4 seeded Los Angeles Rams (10-7) hosting the No. 5 seeded Minnesota Vikings (14-3) at SoFi Stadium (8 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC). In terms of draw,