25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) FILE - Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy stands before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Oct. 24, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

The entire fanbase thought Darnold was about to be anointed as the franchise quarterback and that rookie JJ McCarthy would spend the next one to two years backing him up. However, all the goodwill ...

Minnesota will still likely be in the market for a veteran passer even with J.J. McCarthy currently atop the depth chart, though. The No. 10 pick in last year’s draft missed his entire rookie campaign ...

general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah told reporters that “the outcome we want” is for McCarthy to be the starting QB. The Vikings GM also said that it was “the outcome we’re headed towards ...

Of course, if the Vikings end up being the landing spot, the question becomes what happens to JJ McCarthy. Is he the backup? do they have a competition in camp? Could McCarthy request a trade?

McCarthy said that the team hadn’t been told he was the starter. “I’m happy they didn’t because I try to earn it every single day day and I never want that to be given to me,” McCarthy said.

25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Minnesota Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy stands before an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Oct. 24, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, ...

Go play football, man." Stephen A and Shannon Sharpe decide to take JJ McCarthy’s quote with @heykayadams and spin it negatively. “What do you want a QB reveal?! QB1! JJ McCartny! What does he ...

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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have moved forward with a roster revolving around J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback and tabled consideration of Aaron Rodgers — even if the ...