Around this time last year, most Vikings watchers were preparing for (and ready for) the likely end of the Kirk Cousins era. Cousins did, indeed, leave for a lucrative deal with the Falcons, one Atlanta surely regrets.

Sam Darnold is on the move. The former Vikings quarterback agreed to a three-year, $100.5 million deal with the Seahawks that includes $55 million guaranteed on Monday as the legal tampering period of NFL free agency begins, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

After letting Sam Darnold walk, the Minnesota Vikings have wasted no time putting the financial flexibility created by his exit to use. General manager Kwesi Ad