After dropping Kirk Cousins to the Falcons, the Vikings have shortly pivoted so as to add a special veteran quarterback.
Minnesota has agreed to signal Sam Darnold to a one-year deal value $10 million, in line with a report from NFL Media.
The No. 3 general choose of the 2018 draft, Darnold spent the 2023 season as San Francisco’s backup quarterback. He appeared in 10 video games however began only one — the 49ers’ Week 18 recreation towards the Rams after S.F. had locked up the NFC’s No. 1 seed. He accomplished 16-of-26 passes for 189 yards with a landing in that recreation, additionally speeding for 19 yards with a TD.
Darnold, 26, performed his first three seasons with the Jets earlier than they traded him to the Panthers through the 2021 offseason. He was 4-7 as a starter in 2021 however 4-2 with Carolina in 2022.
Total, Darnold has compiled a 21-35 document as a starter. He’s accomplished 59.7 % of his profession passes for 12,064 yards with 63 touchdowns and 56 interceptions. He’s additionally fumbled 38 occasions, dropping 14 of them.
Now Darnold ought to at the very least get an opportunity to begin for Minnesota in 2024 with an offensive scheme that’s derived from the identical teaching tree. Darnold’s former Jets teammate Josh McCown can be now Minnesota’s quarterbacks’ coach for an additional layer of familiarity.
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