Does Minnesota just let him walk or re-sign him ... For one, the Vikings might let Darnold get in McCarthy's way. Keep him around for north of $30 million, and there's no chance Darnold begins ...

Sam Darnold didn't finish the 2024-25 NFL season the way he or the Minnesota Vikings would have liked ... but they better have a walk-away point if some other quarterback-needy clubs come calling.