With Matthew Staffordagreeing to a restructured contract to stay with the Los Angeles Rams, Sam Darnold is now on track to be the most coveted veteran quarterback of the 2025 market. While the Minnesota Vikings have interest in re-signing their 2024 starter,

The Vikings have several options at quarterback, but keeping Darnold around feels less and less likely as free agency approaches.

Before the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants struck out in their pursuits of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, a report claimed that it was "unlikely" the Raiders would "make a large financial commitment to another veteran quarterback who’s expected to be available this offseason."

Sam Darnold's hopes for the Vikings to match an external offer in free agency appear washed, according to an insider report.

The NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone, and with it, new rumors and projections have emerged. One thing that has started to emerge is the Sam Darnold situation is coming very close to ending one way or another for the Vikings. With it, the team can start to focus on building out the rest of this roster.

The headlines early this offseason for the Minnesota Vikings have been mostly swirling around their impending tag and trade decision with Sam Darnold. Beyond quarterback though, there are a lot of other needs on this roster that must be addressed between now and the first couple days of free agency,

The Minnesota Vikings’ ongoing quarterback conundrum this offseason has been as unclear as initially expected. No one had a stern belief that, at this stage going into March, the organization would have made their decision on who would be under center for next season.