By Paul White ,
1 hours ago
New York Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy. The Minnesota Vikings mishandled the saga of quarterback J.J. McCarthy at every step of the way. Instead of sticking with a productive and now Super Bowl-winning quarterback in Sam Darnold last year, the Vikings let him walk in free agency and started the second-year signal-caller instead.
He had an underwhelming, injury-riddled campaign in 2025, so Minnesota brought in former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray this offseason instead of continuing to develop its young prospect.
J.J. McCarthy looks like a brand-new quarterback with the Giants With McCarthy buried on the depth chart and having no real path to the field, the Vikings traded him to the New York Giants . The former first-round pick didn’t see the field immediately, but he was inserted into last week’s game against the New Orleans Saints and had a historic day, throwing for 243 yards in just one quarter.
This performance impressed the coaching staff enough for McCarthy to become QB1 on the team. In his first start with his new club, the former Michigan Wolverine threw for 252 yards and led an impressive 27-21 win over the Houston Texans .
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