Three days of free agency have come and gone, with Wednesday marking the official start of the new league year. We've seen a number of notable deals come across the wire, including at the quarterback position.

The Vikings didn't win a division title. They got dominated by the Detroit Lions in the season finale, which decided the NFC North. Then they fell completely flat in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams in a wild-card playoff game.

NFL free agency officially opened at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. However, the day's relative lack of activity made it perfectly clear that we're now in free agency's second wave. The legal-contact window opened on Monday,

J.J. McCarthy might have won the Minnesota Vikings' QB1 job before taking his first regular-season NFL snap. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero said in a Thursday appearance on the Dan Patrick Show that the Vikings are more likely to pursue a backup than first-string competition for McCarthy this offseason.

Sam Darnold led a remarkable career comeback with the Minnesota Vikings last season but fell short in the postseason. The Vikings let Darnold walk in free agency, and he went on to sign a massive $100.