Sam Darnold leaves Vikings
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Minnesota Vikings star running back Aaron Jones ripped into the team over their Sam Darnold decision last offseason.
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Vikings legends make feelings clear on ill-fated Sam Darnold decision after Super Bowl journey
Longtime Vikings players Alexander Mattison and Adam Thielen spoke to Mirror US Sports about Sam Darnold's NFL journey and Minnesota's decision to not re-sign the quarterback
Darnold's performance this season, and particularly in Sunday's win over the Rams, has Vikings fans wondering why their team let him go.
With Sam Darnold in the Super Bowl, the topic of the Minnesota Vikings allowing him to leave has been front and center on mainstream sports media shows. The Vikings’ decision to fire Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their general manager,
Somewhere in California, about a week ago, former NBA legend Paul Pierce was having a night. Like many Americans, Pierce was watching the Seattle Seahawks
Justin Jefferson might be rooting for Sam Darnold's success, but he does wonder how things would be if the Vikings didn't let him leave.
Darnold arrived in Minnesota as a temporary solution while the organization waited on first-round pick J.J. McCarthy's recovery from a knee injury. When McCarthy went down for the year, Darnold delivered the best season of his career, throwing for more than 4,300 yards and 35 touchdowns and leading one of the most productive offenses in the league.
Justin Jefferson "definitely" thinks the Vikings would've done better if Sam Darnold stayed in Minnesota and wonders if they would be playing in the Super Bowl.
One rival coach pondered whether Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's excellence in the NFC Championship cost Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah his job.