Vikings QB JJ McCarthy is ready for offseason work
The Minnesota Vikings are moving full steam ahead with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who won’t have any limitations during the team’s offseason program.
McCarthy missed his rookie campaign due to a torn meniscus in his right knee. He has been on a steady progression through his recovery that has him on track to take full grasp of the starting job for the 2025 season.
Besides the Michigan product, Brett Rypien is the only other quarterback on the roster. The Vikings haven’t addressed their quarterback, who has seen them move on from Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, and Nick Mullens.
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That said, Minnesota has a game plan for how it plans to add depth under center behind McCarthy.
“We’ve been patient and really evaluated a lot of different ways we could potentially do that,” head coach Kevin O’Connell said via ESPN. “There’s potential trades and free agency and still the draft. We’re going through a process of just figuring out who is the player that we want to solidify that room with knowing that J.J. and Brett are here working, starting today, and eventually we’ll complete that room and still have a competitive situation in there, however you look at it.”
The Vikings may wind up using the draft to bring in another quarterback, but the direction is quite clear that McCarthy has a firm grip on the starting job. He will have every opportunity to prove he can become the franchise cornerstone the team can build around for the foreseeable future.
