Updating previous reports, Minnesota Vikings impending free-agent QB Sam Darnold is unlikely to receive the franchise tag, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on SportsCenter. ‘I’m told that the Minnesota Vikings are open to doing a deal with Sam Darnold,’ Fowler said. ‘People I’ve talked to around the league believe that the franchise tag is not the likeliest path that Minnesota would take. That’s a high number of around $40 million. So, Minnesota’s stance seems to be that they’re not going to mortgage the future for Sam Darnold,’
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