
One of the biggest mysteries of the upcoming NFL offseason is the curious case of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold.
Darnold spent most of the season playing like one of the NFL's best quarterbacks, steering the Vikings to a 14–3 record and just one win shy of claiming the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed. But he unraveled the last two weeks, as Minnesota lost its regular-season finale to the Detroit Lions and was bounced from the playoffs with an ugly 31–9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.