It’s safe to say that the first two-plus years of Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s career have not gone according to plan. After his rookie year was ruined by a torn meniscus, nagging injuries and inconsistent play prevented him from turning his second season into a memorable one.
The Minnesota Vikings seem ready to move on from J.J. McCarthy.
The 2026 NFL season is rapidly approaching. Time is running out for the Vikings to determine the order for the quarterbacks before the team's season opener against the Packers at U.S.
As of the 2025 season, 47 NFL players have made 10 or more Pro Bowls over the course of their careers. How many of the 47 can you name in five minutes?
The NFL season hasn't started yet, so it may be premature to get too excited about rankings that are dropping, but still, Minnesota Vikings fans should like this latest tally from USA Today.
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.
For the most part, the Vikings' 2026 NFL Draft class looks like a group of players poised to make the 53-man roster for the 2026 season. This group of young players has the potential to become future contributors and will be fun to watch as they gain experience and develop their game with the purple and gold.
Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback and punter Bob Lee, a 17th-round pick who stuck around for 12 NFL seasons and helped the club reach two Super Bowls, died Aug.
Harrison Smith has always kept his life away from football private, and that’s one reason his status ahead of the upcoming NFL regular season remains unknown.
After the 53-man roster, the biggest question that remains with the Minnesota Vikings is who lands on the practice squad. The Minnesota Vikings are finalizing their 53-man roster this weekend, and new general manager Nolan Teasley faces several difficult decisions regarding back-end depth.
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“Oh, God.” That was a fitting reaction from Lions QB Jared Goff when asked by Chris Long about the most obscene thing he’s seen a Brian Flores defense do after the ball is snapped.
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.
It is the time of year when NFL teams make cuts to save money toward their salary cap. The Vikings are no exception and will likely make a surprise cut to trim their roster to 53 players.
The Vikings surprised people when they selected defensive lineman Caleb Banks with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Concerns about his foot injury worried many fans and experts, while others saw the pick as a poor value at that point in the first round.
It remains to be seen how much interest McCarthy has attracted from other clubs and whether Kevin O'Connell is ready to discard the young prospect who thus far has made just 10 career regular-season starts.
EAGAN, MN — With training camp coming to an end and one last preseason game to go, we’ve started to get a picture of what the 2026 Vikings draft class looks like.
Every NFL team will be forced to trim its roster from 90 to 53 players by 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, and the Vikings will have some tough decisions to make. Every year there's at least one surprise cut, and 2026 likely won't be any different.
It’s no secret that J.J. McCarthy could be on the move, and there are teams that make sense for him to land. The quarterback room for the Minnesota Vikings is one of the more interesting ones in the NFL.
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.
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 are two weeks into their 2026 preseason schedule with just one more game to go until the team has to be cut down to 53 men. We’ve seen some good performances from different players as we watch the position battles and the roster bubble closely over the next week to see who our 2026 Week 1 rostered players will be.
Jefferson discussed what Murray brings to the table for the Vikings.
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