4:58 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) completed 17 of 26 passes for 268 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and added five carries for 32 yards in the Vikings' 23-17 win over the 49ers on Sunday. He also committed two fumbles, recovering one.

5:41 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) completed 19 of 24 passes for 208 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Vikings' 28-6 win over the Giants on Sunday. He also rushed three times for three yards.

4:37 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) Kevin O'Connell relayed Thursday that that Darnold's teammate, Jaren Hall will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Eagles.

2:33 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) will open Week 1 under center and for Minnesota and could start the entire 2024 season with 10th overall pick J.J. McCarthy (knee) having undergone season-ending surgery Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, Nick Shook of NFL.com reports.

12:47 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) is in line to open the regular season as Minnesota's starting quarterback with J.J. McCarthy (knee) set to undergo surgery to address a meniscus tear, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

3:09 PM - Sam Darnold (Min) Kevin O'Connell said Thursday that Darnold will start Saturday's preseason game against the Raiders, and that rookie first-round pick J.J. McCarthy will also get "a significant amount of work," Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

10:38 AM - Sam Darnold (Min) is listed as the starting quarterback on Minnesota's initial preseason depth chart.

9:23 AM - Sam Darnold (Min) will be the first-team quarterback when Minnesota begins training camp in late July, ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert reports.

10:43 AM - Sam Darnold (Min) took every first-team rep during mandatory minicamp, with Alec Lewis of The Athletic reporting that the veteran quarterback's "consistency stood out for three days" while J.J. McCarthy missed more throws.