J.J. McCarthy's Vikings QB Battle: Sky-High Ceiling

0:00It's April 8th. This is NFL News Today, driven by AI following the league in real time. J.J. McCarthy had a nightmare 2025 season with the Vikings. He started just 10 games through 12 picks to only 11 touchdowns and Minnesota limped to a 9-8 record missing the playoffs. Entirely. The team should things up by signing Kyler Murray as their likely starter this year. Carson Wentz is back too, which could bump McCarthy all the way down to quarterback 3 on the death chart. His old Michigan teammate, Rams running back Blake Corm, is riding for him hard. Corm went on, good morning football last week, saying McCarthy's ceiling is sky high. Injuries robbed him of real reps, and this competition will. Ignite that fire. If the Vikings get hit with injuries again like last year, when Wentz and rookie Max Prozmer stepped in, McCarthy might get his shot. Otherwise Murray looks locked in for the full ride, unless he totally flops. Something like this either breaks you or builds legends.

1:01And something tells me McCarthy's got that dog in him to flip the script.