Head coach Kevin O'Connell all but confirmed Darnold as a candidate to play elsewhere in 2025, telling reporters Friday that the quarterback has "earned the right to be a free agent" in March.

In 2008, then-Patriots head coach Bill Belichick selected quarterback Kevin O'Connell in the third round of the draft. On Thursday night, Belichick awarded O'Connell the 2024 NFL Coach of the Year ...

Kevin O'Connell has won the NFL's Coach of the Year award after leading the Minnesota Vikings to 14 wins, doubling the team's victory total from 2023. This year's COY race was a close contest ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell isn't closing the door on bringing back quarterback Sam Darnold. "Look, you guys know how I feel about Sam," O'Connell told reporters Thursday at the ...

Michael O'Connell joins Cory Smith for a brief interview leading up to Saturday's matchup against his old team in Stanford. BERKELEY, CA. -- Sometimes you have to go home to find yourself again.

The Minnesota Vikings' quarterback dilemma isn't as complicated as it appears, according to head coach Kevin O'Connell. As Sam Darnold is poised to test free agency as the No. 1 quarterback on the ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year during Thursday night’s NFL Honors program in New Orleans. In his third season as Minnesota’s ...

In the end, it was Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell who bagged the Coach of the Year award after leading his team to a 14-3 record in the regular season. Accompanying O'Connell for ...

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell joins SI's Claudette Montana, on behalf of Zebra Technologies, to discuss winning NFL Coach of the Year, Sam Darnold's contract and J.J. McCarthy's upside.

The Minnesota Vikings' end to a thrilling season didn't pan out the way Kevin O'Connell had hoped, but the team's performance throughout the regular season still earned him the league's top ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild-card game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 13, 2025. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images ...

Kevin O’Connell was named AP Coach of the Year at the annual NFL Honors on Thursday night, and he couldn’t have done it without a breakout season from quarterback Sam Darnold. O’Connell was ...