With a healthy redshirt rookie JJ McCarthy ready to slide in at QB1, the Vikings were fixated on adding a quarterback who would more naturally slot in as a backup. After a couple months in QB2 ...

That was certainly the case this week when NFL insider Dianna Russini and Chase Daniel were having a discussion surrounding Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy ... have those. JJ sounded confident ...

The media have not been so kind to Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy with questions about his readiness to start. After recovering from his torn meniscus injury last year, McCarthy ...

J.J. McCarthy spent his entire rookie year on the sideline. Not for lack of skill or being beaten out, he was simply hurt. Now, he's waited his time and it looks like the Minnesota Vikings are ...

Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy (9) throws a pass during the pregame before the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. / Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK ...

There was one aspect of McCarthy's media performance that did impress Daniel, however. "I was very pro media, and I knew like half our reporters names, so that's a big deal to me," he said ...

The car is fully tuned for J.J. McCarthy to take it for his first joyride and see how far he can go. However, the road ahead looks treacherous for the Vikings. According to Warren Sharp of Sharp ...

Four quarterbacks are already on the offseason roster, but the front office isn’t closing the door on more competition, especially if it means pushing rookie J.J. McCarthy to sharpen faster.

22-year-old J.J. McCarthy, who has recovered from last August's meniscus injury, is the guy. Sam Howell, the former Commanders starter and Seahawks backup Minnesota acquired in a trade during last ...