When the topic of quarterback resurgences comes up, there have been three big ones over the last three seasons. It was Geno Smith on the Seahawks in 2022, Baker Mayfield with the Bucs in 2023 and Sam Darnold this 2024 season playing for the Vikings.

Sam Darnold was previously expected to receive a new contract worth more than Baker Mayfield's $100 million, three-year deal in Tampa Bay - but that now seems unlikely

Despite leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-win season for the first time since the turn of the century, quarterback Sam Darnold is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. And it's long been believed he doesn't fit into the team's long-term plans.

Can Minnesota and its fan base forget the quarterback's back-to-back clunkers for a 2025 reunion? Or is it J.J. McCarthy time?