Rejuvenated Darnold sparks NFL Vikings
Big-name quarterbacks in the National Football League are taking a back seat to some lower regarded passers and the best example through the first five weeks of the 2024 season is Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings.
October 14, 2024
Darnold, a 27-year-old in his seventh season in the NFL after a stellar college career with the USC Trojans, set the league on fire in the early going. But the only reason he's been allowed to step on the field is because first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy -- the Vikings' hope to fill the shoes of the departed Kirk Cousins -- suffered a pre-season knee injury and won't play at all this year.
Big deal, as it turns out, because Darnold, signed by the Vikings strictly as an insurance policy, has stepped in and resembled Tom Brady.
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