The next two weeks will reveal plenty about what the future holds for the Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold.
On this Week 16 Sunday, in the moments after Darnold maneuvered through the Seattle Seahawks’ pass rush to deliver the winning 39-yard touchdown strike to Justin Jefferson, those looming games against the 10-4 Green Bay Packers and 13-2 Detroit Lions could wait.
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“Sam Darnold will be a Viking next year unless he bombs in the playoffs,” read the text from a veteran NFL player agent.
This impromptu conversation quickly grew to include NFL coaches and executives as the Vikings notched their eighth consecutive victory, 27-24, in running their record to an improbable 13-2.
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