Timing can be everything when it comes to new contracts in sports, and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold picked a less-than-ideal time to revert

It’s a near-lock that the Giants will draft a quarterback this year. They haven’t drafted one since Daniel Jones in 2019, so they’re overdue to take the bat off their shoulder. But it’s possible they don’t take a quarterback with the No. 3 pick, which I believe is the premise of your question.

Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield, who will lead different teams into the NFL playoffs this weekend, competed all summer in Spartanburg, S.C. This was on a team that had an embarrassment of riches by ...

When the topic of quarterback resurgences comes up, there have been three big ones over the last three seasons. It was Geno Smith on the Seahawks in 2022, Baker Mayfield with the Bucs in 2023 and Sam Darnold this 2024 season playing for the Vikings.