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.

At the end of the 2024-25 regular season, the Minnesota Vikings were convinced that they ... as the franchise quarterback and that rookie JJ McCarthy would spend the next one to two years backing ...

Though it was believed that McCarthy would be the No. 1 quarterback at some point soon — part of why Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones signed with other teams this offseason — the Vikings have ...

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?

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, ...

All signs point to J.J. McCarthy being the starting quarterback for the Vikings moving forward. The situation got much more clear last week when multiple reports revealed that the Vikings were no ...

All signs point to J.J. McCarthy being the man under center for the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. Despite a career resurgence from Sam Darnold, the Vikings decided to move on, and he went to the ...

Instead, the Vikings are focused on building around young quarterback J.J. McCarthy. He is the clear face of the future, although there are concerns about throwing him into the fire in 2025.

The Vikings haven't handed McCarthy the QB1 job this summer. However, they currently don't have any likely competition in the building. Brett Rypien is the only other quarterback on Minnesota's ...

The Minnesota Vikings opted not to keep Sam Darnold this offseason, choosing to let him leave in free agency. It was the first major vote of confidence for J.J. McCarthy, who was drafted 10th overall ...