Sam Darnold won Comeback Player of the Year. Each is a finalist in the same category for the media-selected NFL Honors.

The chances were reasonable that Minnesota would decide to pay him considering Darnold is still just 27 years old and is a known quantity in head coach Kevin O'Connell's offense, while McCarthy is ...

on our locker room and ultimately where we all want to go together. Feel very, very great about that." Kevin O'Connell signed his current deal with the Vikings in February 2022. The deal runs ...

Since taking over the Vikings in 2022, O'Connell's led the team to a 34–17 overall record. However, the Vikings have lost in both playoff games they ... and that shouldn't go unnoticed.