Sam Darnold piled up stats this season, charmed the fanbase and probably earned himself a nice payday in the process. But will he get it from the Vikings?

At the dawn of the new year, Sam Darnold was a folk hero in Minnesota. Not only did the quarterback -- no longer locally branded a reclamation project, but rather a full-blown, high-octane Pro Bowler -- sweep the rival Green Bay Packers to give the Vikings their best regular-season record in 16 years,

Minnesota Vikings fans weren’t the only ones upset with the play of quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold was sacked nine times in the Vikings’ season-ending loss to the Rams on Monday night. Six of those came in the first half.

Tension between the Minnesota Vikings and head coach Kevin O'Connell appear to be affecting contract extension talks between the two sides.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms assess the likelihood of the Vikings signing Kevin O’Connell to a contract extension this offseason and how his last two games of the season will hurt his case.

The past two weeks were a not-so-subtle reminder that the Vikings will never be a legitimate Super Bowl contender until they have an offensive line that can physically dictate what happens in big games against elite teams.