The Minnesota Vikings have a decision to make at quarterback. Rising second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy has yet to play a regular season snap after missing his entire rookie campaign due to a knee injury.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy appeared to be in good spirits as he was recently spotted doing a private workout in Illinois as he works to get back after suffering a season-ending meniscus injury last preseason.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is showing promising signs of recovery in the midst of offseason preparations. The young signal-caller was recently spotted in Illinois, dedicating time to private workouts as he rebounds from a meniscus injury that prematurely ended his rookie campaign.
The Minnesota Vikings haven't ruled out starting either J.J. McCarthy or Sam Darnold under center next season, but the team has already made up its mind on who its franchise quarterback will be in this era of Vikings football.
J.J. McCarthy ranks favorably in a mashup of quarterbacks from the 2024 and 2025 drafts, according to Daniel Jeremiah.
The Minnesota Vikings will have bigger needs on Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the chance to add the potential No. 1 skill position player in the class could be too enticing to ignore.
Kevin O’Connell said McCarthy is progressing and has his sights set on being back on the field this spring for the Vikings.
The Vikings entered that Week 18 game at Detroit riding a nine-game winning streak. Darnold had just landed his first career Pro Bowl nod. His Vikings stood one win away from clin
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Vikings GM updates J.J. McCarthy progress
In the interim, NFL journeyman quarterback Sam Darnold ended up being better than expected for the Vikings, casting doubt on the future of McCarthy. But at the NFL scouting combine this week, Minnesota general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah made sure everyone knew that the former Wolverine is coming along and is the future of the franchise.
However, the Vikings have the top odds of dealing for Stafford out of the other 31 NFL teams, with a 15% chance to acquire him as of Thursday, Feb. 27. Second on that list are the New York Giants with a 12.5% chance, and third are the Las Vegas Raiders with a 10% likelihood of landing Stafford.
Last season, the Minnesota Vikings made an improbable run with Sam Darnold seeming to find his mojo at quarterback. But aft