Brian Flores for Assistant Coach of the Year and Sam Darnold for Comeback Player of the Year. O'Connell, who just earned a contract extension with the Vikings, led the team to a 14-3 record ...

Kevin O’Connell, Sam Darnold and Brian Flores could be heading to New Orleans, after all. The Vikings head coach, quarterback and defensive coordinator were among the 40 finalists named Thursday ...

Brian Flores' swaggering defense was humbled. Most disappointing, and perhaps most impactful, fairy tale quarterback Sam Darnold lost his magic at exactly the wrong time. Darnold joins a storied ...

J.J. McCarthy has passed the first of what figures to be several tests during the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason program.

Minnesota will either have to let breakout star and MVP candidate Sam Darnold walk after securing ... of second-year defensive coordinator Brian Flores, who is likely to get head coaching interest ...

In Minnesota, Cashman will be part of a resurgent Vikings defense under Brian Flores ... in Minnesota with former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. They were teammates in New York in 2019 and ...

Brian Flores' elite, amoeba-like defense has been the subject of the most intense fascination, but there has also been a great deal of attention devoted to play of Sam Darnold. For the most part ...

When will Sam Darnold turn back into Sam Darnold ... Yes, the uber-aggressive defense, led by madman-coordinator Brian Flores, has done some amazing things on that side of the ball to get the ...

Quarterback Sam Darnold will likely be the next NFL quarterback ... What if the Raiders hire Brian Flores, and he brings along a member of Kevin O'Connell's Vikings staff to be his offensive ...

The words came through the helmet of Sam Darnold last weekend as he peeled ... ‘There’s our fearless leader,’ ” defensive coordinator Brian Flores said. “That’s what he’s become ...

Sam Darnold matched his career-high with four ... Last week, young 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy told Brian Flores after the game that Minnesota had a “crazy scheme.” ...