Free agency spells the final reveal of the much-anticipated fate of numerous big-name players across the league. However, none of those players have quite as much anticipation surrounding their future as Minnesota Vikings‘ quarterback,

With the Philadelphia Eagles winning the 2025 Super Bowl, the 2025 NFL offseason can officially begin. We should have a pretty eventful offseason in the NFL, with some big-name quarterbacks needing new homes and some marquee free agents poised to land major deals with new franchises.

His preseason torn meniscus scuttled those plans and Darnold went on to have a great and surprising year. There are no guarantees that Darnold would be able to repeat his success in 2025, and if the Vikings were to bring him back, his $10 million salary would likely rise to the $35-40 million level.