As the Minnesota Vikings deal with inconsistency and injury at the quarterback position, they'll be reminded on Sunday of the one who got away when they face Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks.

The Seahawks are signing former Rams and Vikings RB Cam Akers as Sam Darnold heads into a revenge game in Minnesota.

After the Vikings hung on to beat the Green Bay Packers late last season, Sam Darnold was given a hero’s welcome as he entered the locker room. His teammates gathered in a circle, showered him with water bottles, and hoisted him up on their shoulders.

Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones are thriving with their new teams while J.J. McCarthy has struggled and has missed games due to injury.

The Minnesota Vikings were such big believers in second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy that they let 4,000-yard, 35-touchdown quarterback Sam Darnold walk in free agency back in March so they could hand the keys to the offense over to the QB they traded up to get in the 2024 draft.

The Minnesota Vikings might have no choice but to move on from J.J. McCarthy this offseason. McCarthy was selected by the Vikings with the 10th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He missed his entire rookie season due to a torn meniscus.

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