As Sam Darnold hits a major career crossroad, Alec Lewis lays out all potential options for the quarterback following his career revival.

Teams have two weeks, beginning Tuesday, to use their franchise and transition player tags on players who are eligible for unrestricted free agency next month.

It was suggested that the Minnesota Vikings could place the franchise tag on quarterback Sam Darnold in part because of concerns related to where 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy was in his recovery from the full meniscus repair he needed this past summer.