Vikings' J.J. McCarthy mistake gets unexpected time in the Sam Darnold spotlight originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Minnesota Vikings are going to get to spend the next couple of weeks with very public regret.

Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard apparently didn't throw his team under the bus for letting quarterback Sam Darnold walk.

There has to be a small contingency of San Francisco 49ers fans who fleetingly wondered what would have happened if the Niners kept Sam Darnold after the

Once written off as a draft bust, former USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold has led the Seattle Seahawks to a berth in Super Bowl LX in his first season with the franchise.

Jared Goff was the first alternate at QB for the NFC team after finishing second in the NFL in passing in 2025 for the Detroit Lions.

Anyway, there's a Vikings star not thrilled about that. Minnesota standout pass rusher Jonathan Greenard shared this post on X on Sunday night after Darnold got his win: Sure, it might just be three dots, but it's hard to miss the messaging meant in Greenard's timing.