Carson Wentz could make some history on Sunday if J.J. McCarthy can’t start for the Vikings when they host the Bengals.
McCarthy’s status is up in the air after he suffered a high ankle sprain against the Falcons last weekend, putting Wentz potentially in line to take on Cincy.
If Wentz starts, it would make him the first quarterback in NFL history to have started a game for six different organizations in six straight seasons, according to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell.
Beginning in 2020, Wentz has played for the Eagles (2020), Colts (2021), Commanders (2022), Rams (2023) and Chiefs (2024), with the Vikings potentially being the sixth team in that stretch.
Wentz started 12 games for the Eagles during the 2020 season and 17 games for the Colts the following season, but he saw significantly less playing time since those two campaigns.
The 32-year-old was second overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and spent his first five seasons in the league with the Eagles before becoming a journeyman.
McCarthy suffered his injury during the third quarter in the Vikings’ 22-6 loss to the Falcons, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters on Monday.
It happened on a second-and-20 play where the Vikings QB scrambled and was hit by linebacker Kaden Elliss from behind.
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McCarthy was evaluated on the sideline and did finish the game, but he reported heavy soreness on Monday.
O’Connell called it “crushing” to hear about the injury to McCarthy on Monday and insisted it had nothing to do with his performance.
“In fact, it was pretty crushing this morning to hear [about the injury]. Look, for J.J., he’s in a long process, a long journey right now where there’s going to be some ups and downs,” the Vikings coach said.
“And as a team, I think our ability to play a little bit more consistent around him on the offensive side — these one-off kind of critical errors that end up being totally out of J.J.’s control — we’ve got to find a way to eliminate those and limit them in any way possible. … But no, this is a purely medical-based thing that we’re dealing with right now.”
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