1. McCarthy with a couple of deep shots The biggest, boldest highlight of the day likely to reverberate across the web will be J.J. McCarthy’s deep toss to Jordan Addison for a 60-yard touchdown. (McCarthy and Addison also combined for a 60-yarder on Wednesday to open camp in the Indoor Practice Facility, by the way.) An aspect of the play …
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In theory, the Vikings have an interesting balance to strike when it comes to J.J. McCarthy’s playing time in preseason action next month. On the one hand, he’s their starting quarterback, and that’s not usually someone who plays much (or at all) in the preseason, especially under Kevin O’Connell. On the other hand, he’s 22 years old and is need …
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J.J. McCarthy has been making some veteran moves as a young quarterback stepping into the role of starter in 2025. Via Kevin Seifert of ESPN, McCarthy organized a couple of offseason throwing sessions with his teammates. One was near Nashville, Tenn., and the other was near St. Paul, Minn. Tight ends T.J. Hockenson and Josh Oliver plus running backs Jordan …
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Heavy rain earlier in the day moved the Vikings into their indoor practice facility for the first day of their 2025 training camp on Wednesday. Even if it wasn’t outdoors, it was still quite nice to be back on the sidelines watching some football for the first time since minicamp ended six weeks ago. Here’s everything that stood out on …
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One of the keys to the 2025 Vikings season is the development of quarterback J.J. McCarthy and his top target is taking a hands on role in making sure that the 2024 first-round pick is ready to go. Wide receiver Justin Jefferson didn’t get much time to work with McCarthy before the quarterback’s season-ending knee injury in the preseason last …
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