According to Nick Korte of Over the Cap, the San Francisco 49ers are in line to receive three compensatory picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. With the news, the team's draft pick total climbs to 11. The biggest surprise from the announcement is what the team expects to collect courtesy of Sam Darnold.

Sports Illustrated's Gilberto Manzano suggests that the 49ers should pursue Sam Darnold. Darnold spent last season as the 49ers backup, throwing less than 50 passes.

Sam Darnold's bid to get back to the Super Bowl for a second successive season after reaching it as a backup quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers last year ended early on Monday as the Minnesota Vikings went down in the Wild Card Round.

What a difference a couple of weeks make. The Minnesota Vikings went from a Super Bowl contending, 14-game winner playing for the NFC North title with the conference's No. 1 seed and a wild-card bye on the line -- before Week 18's 31-9 defeat by the Detroit Lions -- to an early playoff exit because of a 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams .

The Minnesota Vikings are facing major offseason questions at QB. One plugged-in NFL expert believes it will conclude with a lucrative Sam Darnold extension.

Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold might have cost himself some money over his last two games of the season, but far from all of it. The post Vikings QB Sam Darnold Predicted to Sign Eyebrow-Raising Contract appeared first on Heavy Sports.

ESPN's Benjamin Solak believes the Vikings will make Darnold a large contract offer, akin to that of his teammate Daniel Jones. I really, truly believe the Vikings will extend Dar

The Minnesota Vikings could turn to Aaron Rodgers to solve their quarterback conundrum after Sam Darnold's performance against the Los Angeles Rams left a sour taste in the organization's mouth