Like Wilson, Darnold struggled during his first few seasons in the NFL after being picked in the first round by the New York Jets.

Lions receiver Jameson Williams finally began to reach his potential in 2024. Slowed by ACL recovery in 2022 and a gambling-policy suspension in 2023, Williams had 395 career receiving yards entering 2024. He finished with 58 catches for 1,001 yards — good for a league-leading average among all qualifying players of 17.3 yards per reception.

Sam Darnold doesn't want to pass up the chance to make a deep run in the playoffs and sent a strong message for the Minnesota Vikings, putting the poor performance against the Detroit Lions in Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season behind them.

Since leaving Carolina following their unsuccessful tenures in Charlotte, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield both revived their careers. At Minnesota, Darnold became a Pro Bowler and went 14-3 in 2024. At Tampa Bay,

The Minnesota Vikings have a dilemma at the quarterback position. With Sam Darnold, signed last offseason as a bridge option, blossoming into a

Sam Darnold was on an unbelievable run with the Minnesota Vikings this season. He led them to a 14-2 record going into the final NFL regular season game and even stirred up conversations about the Vikings keeping him long term and trading J.J. McCarthy to a quarterback-hungry team.

Sam Darnold's spectacular 2024 season has complicated the future outlook for JJ McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings

After 18 weeks, the NFL playoffs are finally here. Over the next three days we’ll have six wild-card games to decide who will move on to the divisional round. The schedule is as follows: With a multitude of storylines to watch, NBC News’ Rohan Nadkarni and Andrew Grief and NBC Sports’ Patrick Daugherty are here to break it down from every angle.

Week 17 of the NFL regular season brought substantial shakeup to the 2025 NFL Draft order. The Giants, Jaguars and Raiders all won. Each of those three teams had been in position

Sam Darnold has defied expectations to lead the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins and a surprise playoff berth; watch the Vikings face the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the NFL postseason, liv

Terry McLaurin and DeVonta Smith could see plenty of opportunities, and the Vikings need to be ready for Jared Verse.