A lot of mystery surrounding the Vikings and how things are going to proceed with Sam Darnold. A variety of options exist — let him walk, re-sign him to a large deal, tag him, do a tag-and-trade — but Minnesota appears to be leaning in a certain direction.

Although Sam Darnold played well last season in his lone year as the starting quarterback, the Minnesota Viking already have a blueprint in place for what they are going to do. It is why Darnold has played his last down for the NFC North franchise.