After missing the entire 2024 NFL season due to a knee injury and losing his rookie year, J.J. McCarthy seems headed towards being the starter for the Minnesota Vikings in 2025. Following Sam Darnold's decision to leave town to sign with the Seattle Seahawks on a three-year,

Jalen Milroe may have been selected before Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL draft, but this does not mean the Seattle Seahawks quarterback is without something to prove as the signal-caller begins his pro career. Milroe was the fourth quarterback selected in the draft, behind Cam Ward (No. 1), Jaxson Dart (No. 25) and Tyler Shough (No. 40).

McCarthy, the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, was battling with Darnold to be the starter in Minnesota summer before a torn meniscus suffered in the preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders ended his rookie year prematurely.