Should the Vikings pay Darnold after his (mostly) excellent season? Or should they go with McCarthy and spend that money at ...

The Minnesota Vikings can bring home a draft haul for quarterback J.J. McCarthy by trading him to the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Vikings are focused on winning a critical Week 18 game agains the Detroit Lions on Sunday that would secure them the No. 1 seed in the NFC heading into the playoffs. Meanwhile, off the field ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I have authoritatively written about sports for 30-plus years. The Minnesota Vikings have a quarterback and a quarterback in waiting.

McCarthy acknowledged after the 2024 draft that most of the first-round quarterbacks he conversed with admitted that landing in Minnesota was an ideal outcome. He was lucky enough to realize that ...

J.J. McCarthy became the succession plan. By all accounts, McCarthy was impressive throughout offseason workouts and training camp, leading many to believe he might force his way onto the field ...

In Minnesota, his role was clear: to be the backup quarterback for rookie J.J. McCarthy, who was drafted 10th overall in the most recent NFL Draft. Darnold was becoming accustomed to this backup ...