The Minnesota Vikings made it official on Tuesday, August 11, naming Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback and officially relegating former top-10 draft pick JJ McCarthy to the bench, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.
Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Tuesday that quarterback J.J. McCarthy continues to show progress even after the team named Kyler Murray its starter for the 2026 season.
The Minnesota Vikings enter the 2026 NFL season looking to get back on track after an underwhelming 2025 season. They went on to add Kyler Murray to their quarterback room this offseason, and it can be assumed their offensive output will be better in 2026.
On the day he was announced as the Vikings' starting quarterback, Kyler Murray provided some on-field evidence to support that decision. Whether the news gave him a boost of confidence or not, Murray went out and had one of his best days of training camp so far.
The Vikings have several key position battles to figure out during training camp and preseason, none of them more important than the quarterback battle between Kyler Murray and J.J.
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.
Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve made it. The Vikings are only days away from playing a real football game, kind of. I get it, though; August football isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
The Minnesota Vikings are maintaining that JJ McCarthy still has a future with the organization despite him losing the team’s starting quarterback job to Kyler Murray.
ESPN insider Adam Schefter is facing backlash this Tuesday for his report about the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback battle. Schefter reported that Kyler Murray has been named Minnesota's starter for the 2026 season.
The Vikings' training camp is currently underway as they prepare for their first preseason game against the Giants this Saturday. The team is assessing players and starting to form a semblance of a 53-man roster for the beginning of the regular season.
A former HBCU star has been added to the Minnesota Vikings training camp roster. South Carolina State’s Jarod Washington has signed with the Vikings to participate in training camp on August 2nd.
A Monday update revealed that neither Murray nor McCarthy has performed well enough in recent training-camp practices to be considered the undisputed leader in the QB competition.
The Vikings used pick No. 198 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft to select Wake Forest running back Demond Claiborne. They selected the speedy rusher to improve the team's rushing attack, which struggled last year, averaging 108.3 rushing yards per game (23rd).