Is J.J. McCarthy about to go from battling for the starting quarterback job to QB3 on the Vikings’ depth chart? Following an up-and-down performance in Saturday’s preseason loss to the Ravens as well as another injury setback, it seems increasingly likely McCarthy will start the season as Minnesota’s third-string quarterback.
The Minnesota Vikings have just over two weeks to go until they are set to kick off the new 2026 NFL season. The Vikings recently got some tough news when it was announced that linebacker Jamal Adams would miss the entire upcoming season due to an injury sustained during training camp.
J.J. McCarthy’s young career has not gone according to plan. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft after he led Michigan to a national championship.
Time is almost up for training camps around the NFL now that the final week of the 2026 preseason is here. After last week's offensively anemic performance
How many of the quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 40 touchdown passes combined in their first two seasons can you name in five minutes?
Regular season football is nearly back! After a long eight months, the Vikings will host the Packers in the afternoon slot on Sept. 13. The path that's led here has been a wild one, to say the least.
The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.
The 2026 NFL regular season is almost here, and the Vikings will be down a man when the action kicks off. On Tuesday, ESPN's Kevin Siefert on X reported that Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jeshaun Jones is suspended for the first three games of the 2026 NFL season due to violating the league's substance abuse policy.
The Minnesota Vikings are set to have their final preseason game, and it will answer a lot of roster math questions. The Minnesota Vikings are set to take on the Denver Broncos in their preseason finale on Friday night.
Things continue to go from bad to worse for Minnesota Vikings quarterback and third-year pro J.J. McCarthy this summer.
Shortly after the Vikings released veteran safety Harrison Smith, Minnesota made it known that the transaction was not an indication that Smith would retire and that it was open to Smith potentially returning.
EAGAN, MN — The Vikings have had several unexpected heroes rise to the occasion through camp. Seeing guys like Chuck Demmings and Jacob Thomas steal headlines is one of the best parts of every preseason.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
Former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl defensive end Everson Griffen was tased by law enforcement on Interstate 394 early Wednesday and was subsequently booked into the Hennepin County Jail.
With a healthy offensive line, the addition of run coordinator Frank Smith, and a rookie with track speed, the pieces are there for a much-improved Vikings run game.
The Minnesota Vikings head into their final preseason game Friday night against the Denver Broncos with more questions than answers about third-year quarterback J.J.
Since the Minnesota Vikings announced that it would be Kyler Murray, not JJ McCarthy, starting the season off as QB1 two weeks ago, things have only gotten worse for the former first-round pick.
The Vikings are less than three weeks away from taking the field for the first time in the 2026 regular season when they host the Green Bay Packers on September 13.
Just days before the annual 53-man roster deadline, the Vikings waived cornerback Dwight McGlothern with an injury designation on Wednesday. This transaction allowed Minnesota to sign another player, but it may also have opened up a spot on the team's 53-man roster.
It has since been suggested that the Vikings could ultimately waive J.J. McCarthy before the deadline for teams to trim rosters to 53 players arrives Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
Per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell said he has spoken with S Harrison Smith as recently as this week. O’Connell added he would provide
Their lack of success in recent NFL Drafts has been a major topic for the last few years, but their UDFA success continues to thrive. Under former general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t have a lot of success in the NFL Draft.
According to Essentially Sports’ Tony Pauline, there may already be some doubts in Minnesota about first-round DT Caleb Banks just months after he was selected with the No.
Is McCarthy's position in Minnesota more tenuous than most assumed?
Vikings wide receiver Jeshaun Jones has been suspended for three games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, according to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert.
The Vikings released S Harrison Smith with a post-June 1st designation at the start of the league year, though both sides understood it was a procedural move and not a final decision on his future.
Could McCarthy get relegated further down the depth chart?
Jefferson discussed what Murray brings to the table for the Vikings.
A lot of the attention on the Minnesota Vikings this season has been on the quarterback battle between Murray and J.J. McCarthy. But, there's another quarterback in the mix.
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