The Los Angeles Rams are looking to trade Matthew Stafford. One NFL analyst believes they should, and sign Sam Darnold in free agency.

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According to a new report from ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler, the Vikings are “open” to a new deal for Darnold, who played on a one-year contract this past season. But the Vikings will not “mortgage” their future for his services. “I’m told the Minnesota Vikings are open to doing a deal with Sam Darnold,” started Fowler.

After seeking his release from the New York Giants and getting it, he joined the Minnesota Vikings for the rest of the season.

The Minnesota Vikings made Sam Darnold into what he is now, and they shouldn't be interested in paying him for that.

Sam Darnold's hopes for the Vikings to match an external offer in free agency appear washed, according to an insider report.

Analysts at Spotrac projected Darnold’s fair market value in 2025 to be $40,123,661 per year. Based on age, experience, and statistics of comparable quarterbacks, Darnold could be offered a four-year contract worth $160,494,644.

The average annual value that is projected for Sam Darnold's next NFL contract is precisely why the Minnesota Vikings are left with no choice. They have to let him walk, simply because he is about to be earning well above his pay grade.