News about Sam Darnold

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson dazzled with an incredibly long touchdown catch - but it was someone running alongside him that attracted attention from fans. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold connected with Jefferson mid-way through the second quarter on a 98-yard touchdown pass to take a 10-0 lead over the San Francisco 49ers. Jefferson is known for his great hands and his quickness, so his speed in burning the Niners' secondary is not surprising.

JAKE FENNER AT METLIFE STADIUM: The New York Giants opened their 100th season with a party atmosphere to celebrate their franchise that's won four Super Bowl titles and is a staple of the league. Fans eagerly anticipated kickoff, 100 former players were honored on the field at halftime, and all were ready to celebrate a century of New York Giants football. But the raucous mood lasted less than a quarter thanks to an abysmal performance from Daniel Jones - who threw so many empty calorie passes he served as the quarterbacking equivalent of celery.

Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy will miss his entire rookie season after undergoing surgery on a knee problem. It was initially thought that the 21-year-old would only sit on the sidelines for the opening few weeks of the NFL season after a suffering a cartilage tear in his right knee.  But on Wednesday, Minnesota confirmed that McCarthy required a full meniscus repair and will now be out for the whole of the 2024 season.

Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy will have surgery on his knee, with the rookie reportedly facing up to six weeks on the sidelines in his first NFL season. The 21-year-old, who was selected by Minnesota with the 10th overall pick of the 2024 draft, requires treatment for a torn meniscus in his right knee. McCarthy is expected to be out for between four to six weeks, according to NFL Network, with Sam Darnold set to be the Vikings' starter for the new season.

Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson may be the highest-paid receiver in NFL history, but that doesn't mean he's going to waste money on unnecessary real estate. As revealed in the ongoing Netflix series, Receiver, Jefferson was living in a modest Minneapolis-area townhouse during the show's 2023 production. Since that show has completed filming, Jefferson has signed a four-year, $140 million deal that pays him $35 million annually - more than any wideout in football. Remarkably, the 25-year-old is no rush to spend his budding fortune on a new estate, as he explained to reporters upon his arrival at training camp this week. 'I'm one person, I ain't got no big family,' said Jefferson, who is the father of a baby girl. 'I don't need to be in no $10 million mansion, that's not something I came from.

J.J. McCarthy may have a bright future in the NFL, but he definitely doesn't have a career ahead of him in baseball. The Minnesota Vikings first-round pick was asked to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Minnesota Twins took on the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.  Although he's fresh off a national championship with the Michigan Wolverines, and throws balls for a living, fans were quick to point out the quarterback should probably stick to football. 

Aaron Jones' messy departure from Green Bay continued on Tuesday after he reportedly agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings. Jones seemed to have a future with the Packers as recently as Monday, but that quickly changed when the team reportedly agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with former Las Vegas Vikings running back Josh Jacobs. Free-agent contracts are unlikely to be official until Wednesday afternoon, when the signing period begins. With Jacobs on board, the Packers briskly cut Jones, the team's starter at running back for the better part of his seven NFL seasons. The Packers' desire to see Jones receive a salary cut was apparently sparked by the Packers' refusal, and Green Bay reportedly honed its attention on Jacobs.

PETER CARLINE: A fortnight in a week-to-week competition can seem like a lifetime. Two weeks ago, San Francisco was unbeaten and looked unstoppable. The Niners are now 5-2 following back-to-back losses on the road. The first game against Cleveland and back-up quarterback PJ Walker was horrible, but it was just about explainable. The Browns were coming off a bye and had a tense defensive unit, and rookie kicker Jake Moody of the Niners missed a game-winning field goal attempt. However, cracks are emerging in Minnesota after Monday night's reversal.

Following Trey Lance's announcement on Wednesday that he would return as the 49ers' third string quarterback, San Francisco general manager John Lynch has stated that he expects Lance to stay on the team this season. Lynch said, 'That's the most likely option.' We're really happy with Trey.' He's here,'s the most likely alternative.' 'If we can find a landing spot for Trey who is a really good one for him and works for our company, it will not be something we should do.'

Bryce Young, the Carolina Panthers' rookie quarterback, spoke about his time as a DoorDash delivery guy in Tuscaloosa during the pandemic, claiming that he went unnoticed by his customers. I'd only have a mask and a hoodie,' says Young, the first pick of the NFL Draft in April, told reporters on Tuesday, 'I would only accept drop-it-at-my-door orders.' "I never got recognized for the most part."

Le'Veson Bell, the free agent, confirmed that during his playing days, he would heavily smoke marijuana before games. Bell confessed to his drug use on an episode of the 'Steel Here' podcast, indicating that it enhanced his results. 'Looking back on this, that's what I did,' Bell said. Bro. :I smoked cigarettes when I was playing football,' I remember.' I'd smoke and I'd go out for 150, two [touchdowns] right before the games.'

According to a Sports Business Journal article on Thursday, NFL owners are expected to award Super Bowl LX in 2026 to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The owners' spring meeting is set for May 22-24 in Minneapolis, where they will vote on the site of the 60th Super Bowl game in February 2026, which will be televised on NBC. Levi's Stadium, which opened in 2014 as a replacement for Candlestick Park as the San Francisco 49ers' home stadium, hosted Super Bowl 50, when the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10.

'You start throwing at three months, but it all depends on how your medicine and your range of motion, and your height of motion, and everything else goes up until that point,' Purdy said of his shot at Week 1. "I know that there are certain boxes that I must check off first before reaching that point, but that's the goal as of now.' When he returns to action, the 23-year-old will have company in the form of Trey Lance and Sam Darnold, a pair of former No. 1s. Three top picks, however the Niners brass announced that if the former seventh-round pick is healthy enough to be ready for the new season, he will likely begin shortly.

After Jimmy Garoppolo's departure to Las Vegas, the 25-year-old Darnold adds depth to the 49ers' quarterback unit. During the last four games of last season, the former Jets QB went 4-2. That's certainly an improvement from the quarterback who threw 45 touchdown passes to 39 interceptions with the New York Jets between 2018 and 2020. Darnold went 13-25 overall during his time in the Big Apple.

The No. 1 on the Chicago Bears is listed as the No. 4 in the No. 3 trade. According to various outlets, the Carolina Panthers was the 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Bears will be ranked No. 1. No. 9 and No. In 2023, 61 picks, a 2024 first-round pick, and a 2025-second round pick, as well as actor wide receiver DJ Moore were among the 2023 picks. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport first announced the news, and Carolina's Ian Rapoport predicted that Carolina would have a chance to select the top quarterback they have been looking for since being in dire need of.

After an offseason full of uncertainty, a lot of wide receiver movement, and retirements (as well as unretirements), the NFL season has finally arrived. Now that a preseason of fighting, growth, and layoffs has come to an end, we can now turn our attention to the regular season and the Lombardi Trophy competition. Welcome to Sportsmail's Games of the Week, the collection of the best matchups in the NFL this year.

The Oklahoma product has remained tense about the prospect of facing his ex-team, but he has provided a clear indication of how he is really feeling. Sam Darnold, a former starter and ex-Jets quarterback, was fired from Mayfield last week for the starting signal-caller position.

In Friday night's 21-0 preseason victory over the Buffalo Bills, the Carolina Panthers' reserve quarterback injured his left ankle. Since being put off on the medical cart at the end of the third quarter, he did not return to the game. Following the game, head coach Matt Rhule said the team did not believe the fracture was a fracture and that Darnold did not suffer additional testing. Darnold was reported to have sustained a high-ankle sprain based on the initial analysis, and the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said later in the night that it was likely that it was based on the initial report, and that it would have an MRI tomorrow to look for more damage.

After being demoted in favor of Baker Mayfield, Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Sam Darnold isn't pointing the finger, but he wasn't holding back when addressing the crisis with reporters this week. To be honest, it sucks for me personally.' Anytime you go into camp fighting for a starting job, throwing everything out there to be the starter, it's just difficult,' Darnold told reporters. For me, there is no such thing as relief or something similar.' Darnold was the toast of New York City four years ago, the third overall pick in the NFL draft and the Jets franchise's designated savior. Now, he's a $18.8 million backup quarterback for one of the league's worst teams with an uncertain football future.

Baker Mayfield of the Cleveland Browns has been named as the Panthers' starter in Charlotte, marking a new moment in the city. Mayfield was cut from the Dawg Pound in the offseason for a conditional, resulting in the fourth or fifth round of the 2024 draft pick. The former No. 1 was a man who was voted out of office at No. 68. In a storyline that only the NFL could produce, the top pick will meet his former team.

Though the Jets did not announce a timetable for QB Zach Wilson's recovery, The Athletic's Jeff Howe believes he could return in four to six weeks. Wilson sustained a non-contact injury in a preseason game with the Philadelphia Eagles last Friday night.

When DJ Moore broke up a fight in the stands, he avoided it getting ugly at Fan Fest. The Panthers' annual preseason game includes interactions with followers and a fireworks display, but two spectators did not appear to be enjoying themselves. Tensions between two followers erupted after one fan pointed his finger into the other's face in a video shared on social media, with the other pointing his finger at the other's face. Moore is uncertain what caused the confrontation, but the crowd came to the rescue as he leapt into the stands to defuse the tension.

The NFL's preseason schedule gets really underway tonight, after months and months of anticipation. Last week, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Las Vegas Raiders kicked off with the league's Hall of Fame game, and all 32 clubs will play, beginning with the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The training camps have been running for weeks, and not only are players excited to see someone wearing a different color jersey, but fans are also eager for this first glimpse of what they can expect to see on Sunday. Here's a rundown of the ten things you should be worrying about ahead of the first week of the season in September.