ESPN's recent poll of NFL executives is good news for Minnesota Vikings fans who want J.J. McCarthy to take over at QB in 2025.

Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has been named the 2024 Most Improved Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). It isn't an official NFL award — though it arguably should be — but this is a cool honor for Darnold nonetheless.

Darnold is now making the most of his time off ahead of what should be a very interesting offseason. On Friday, his girlfriend, Katie Hoofnagle, took to Instagram to share an offseason update on the former USC star. Apparently, Darnold appears to have taken up a new hobby.

After a stellar bounce-back season with the Minnesota Vikings, including a Pro Bowl selection, former USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold has been announced as a finalist for NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Minnesota was intrigued with Darnold after he spent time learning from 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, one of the league’s best offensive minds. Kevin O’Connell built on that, helping get Darnold selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time.

At the dawn of the new year, Sam Darnold was a folk hero in Minnesota. Not only did the quarterback -- no longer locally branded a reclamation project, but rather a full-blown, high-octane Pro Bowler -- sweep the rival Green Bay Packers to give the Vikings their best regular-season record in 16 years,

Would Minnesota get the most value by franchise-tagging its quarterback? Who actually makes the final decisions on draft night?

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy bought more than a dozen pizzas from a OG Zaza in Roseville, then handed them out to homeless people needing a meal.

The Minnesota Vikings will be in the market for a capable veteran insurance policy for J.J. McCarthy. Sam Darnold served as just that, signing a one-year, $10 million contract last March. The bridge deal paid dividends for both sides.

Much of the Minnesota Vikings' offseason discourse has centered around how they will handle the quarterback position. Will they re-sign veteran Sam Darnold afte

Minnesota Vikings assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski completed a virtual interview with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their open offensive coordinator position on Saturday, the Buccaneers announced in a release.