Rumors are roaring at the NFL Scouting Combine, and Sam Darnold seems to be at the center of it all. While the Vikings say all options are on the table, most of the buzz in Indianapolis swirls around Minnesota franchise-tagging Darnold and trading him.

While evaluating players at the 2025 NFL Combine, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell reveal where Sam Darnold stands with the Vikings.

Analysts at Spotrac projected Darnold’s fair market value in 2025 to be $40,123,661 per year. Based on age, experience, and statistics of comparable quarterbacks, Darnold could be offered a four-year contract worth $160,494,644.

NFL Scouting Combine just around the corner, NFL free agency is about to kick into high gear. While the league’s official legal tampering period does not begin until March 10, anyone who has made the trip to Indianapolis knows full well that the unofficial start to free agency comes during the Combine,

The writing now finally appears clearly on the wall for QB Sam Darnold and his future with the Minnesota Vikings. The post Sam Darnold Likely Out After Vikings Make Major QB Announcement appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The average annual value that is projected for Sam Darnold's next NFL contract is precisely why the Minnesota Vikings are left with no choice. They have to let him walk, simply because he is about to be earning well above his pay grade.