The Vikings offer a final update on the status of JJ McCarthy after the first difficulties Originally appeared on Sports Athlon.
The Vikings of Minnesota push all their tokens on the second-year quarter of a year JJ McCarthy this season, which is a significant bet given that he is 22 years old and has never taken a cliché of the NFL in a game that counts.
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After transmitting Aaron Rodgers earlier during the offseason, the Minnesota has only Sam Howell and Rypian Brett as alternative options behind McCarthy if the young quarterrier would suffer injury or harm at the start – even despite what many analysts are considering a list of championship caliber around him.
The initiate ESPN NFL Jeremy Fowler appeared in the Saturday evening edition June 14 of “Sportscenter” and offered Minnesota’s position on McCarthy After almost a week and a half of pre-season work.
The Vikings feel like JJ McCarthy on day 9 of these intersane training sessions were much stronger than day 1. coming out of this knee problem that they knew that he could start a little slowly, but they like the way he launches the ball, they feel very comfortable with the place where he goes to the training camp.
They did not sign [Aaron] Rodgers … because they believe in their plan at three years – a young quarter -arre that they like on a recruit scale. So they will be aggressive on the list [around him]. They believe they can win a super bowl over the next three years.
If Minnesota proves to be incorrect in their evaluation of McCarthy, at least during what is essentially its campaign recruited in 2025, there is always the possibility that the team can try to negotiate with the Falcons of Atlanta for the Kirk cousins.
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Atlanta seeks to leave the quadruple bowler pro, which played the best football in her career in Minnesota and liked to live there.
If the Vikings are willing to send Howell or a day of day 3 to Falcons and to resume somewhere in the range of $ 10 million in cousins’ $ 27.5 million Salary In 2025, Minnesota could be able to find the aging quarter and guarantee an insurance policy behind McCarthy.
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This story was initially reported by Sports Athlon On June 15, 2025, where he appeared for the first time.
