For 15 of the 50 AP voters, the effort to keep Sam Darnold off the comeback player of the year ballot didn't take.

Kevin O’Connell in his Coach of the Year news conference: Our goal is to win a championship and Sam Darnold is going to be a huge part of it when we do it. Sure sounds like Vikings want to ride with ...

The alleged quote happened in a short press conference at the awards show. Shortly after, O'Connell held a conference call ...

After being named NFL Coach of the Year on Thursday night, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell continued to praise quarterback Sam Darnold while alluding to the possibility that he’s headed elsewhere ...

The Vikings' QB decision may depend on whether or not Kevin O'Connell believes J.J. McCarthy can match Sam Darnold's ...

J.J. McCarthy, left, or Sam Darnold, right? Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell says it's "way too early" to know the team's direction at quarterback. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

And for the NFL season’s first 17 weeks, Minnesota’s decision to sign Sam Darnold to a one-year, $10 million contract last spring looked like one of the league’s best bargains. Originally ...

"Sam Darnold picked the right time to have a career year." Two things can most definitely be true. With the Vikes vanquished and Darnold’s one-year contract set to expire, both parties are ...

Brian Flores' swaggering defense was humbled. Most disappointing, and perhaps most impactful, fairy tale quarterback Sam Darnold lost his magic at exactly the wrong time. Darnold joins a storied ...

"Sam Darnold picked the right time to have a career year." In case you missed it, I’m quoting what I wrote before the Minnesota Vikings got run, 27-9, by the Los Angeles Rams in Monday night’s ...

January 16 - Sam Darnold closed out 2024 as one of the feel-good NFL stories of the year. The 27-year-old journeyman had led Minnesota to a 14-2 record ahead of a Week 18 showdown against the ...

It could be argued Sam Darnold cost himself a lot of money over his last couple games, but one Minnesota Vikings legend says Darnold's done enough to remain the team's quarterback. In his first 16 ...