Then-New York GM Mike Maccagnan spoke with ESPN this week in his first interview since his firing in 2019.

Darnold arrived in Minnesota as a temporary solution while the organization waited on first-round pick J.J. McCarthy's recovery from a knee injury. When McCarthy went down for the year, Darnold delivered the best season of his career, throwing for more than 4,300 yards and 35 touchdowns and leading one of the most productive offenses in the league.