Sam Darnold’s future has very much been in the balance over the course of the past 48 hours since the Minnesota Vikings‘ upset loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Once considered to be $50 million/year quarterback prior to his final two highly disappointing games of the season,

They lost Monday night 27-9 to the Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Sam Darnold was nowhere to be found. It was the second straight game Darnold produced a dud, and both were the most important games of his career.