Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Chargers was the fifth straight game that the Vikings played without quarterback J.J. McCarthy and watching Carson Wentz try to battle through injury throughout the night raised the question of whether it is the right time to go back to McCarthy. McCarthy injured his ankle in a Week 2 loss to the Falcons and …
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It’s time. When the Vikings play their next game, nine days from now against the Lions, they need to see what quarterback J.J. McCarthy can do. His high ankle sprain was, we’re told, was a 4-6 week injury. The Week 9 game will land seven weeks from when it happened. And he’s been healthy enough for the past two games …
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J.J. McCarthy’s “just not there” yet, according to Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. O’Connell announced Tuesday that Carson Wentz will make a fifth consecutive start when the Vikings visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. McCarthy still isn’t ready to return from a high ankle sprain that he suffered late in the third quarter of Minnesota’s Week 2 loss …
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J.J. McCarthy acknowledged late last week that his injured right ankle still isn’t fully healed. Monday’s practice report indicates he’s still not at 100 percent. The Vikings didn’t practice but estimated McCarthy as limited as the team began its preparations for Thursday Night Football. McCarthy was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain in Week 2 and missed all nine practices from …
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MINNEAPOLIS — As much as NFL teams like to guard their strategies like rare jewels, the Minnesota Vikings have been open about the way they think they have to play to win games. It’s a specific formula with some particular ingredients. Generate early leads. Create turnovers defensively to supply the offense with extra possessions. Remove negative plays to remain efficient …
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Credit: Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings will play against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, and JJ McCarthy will be in uniform and active for the first time since week two. Unfortunately, he will not start under center. While the Vikings have deemed their redshirt rookie healthy enough to dress this weekend, off a high ankle sprain …
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The big news of the day is Kevin O’Connell’s announcement that Carson Wentz will start at quarterback for the Vikings on Sunday, but there are other topics to cover from O’Connell’s press conference and Minnesota’s final injury report ahead of this massive game against the Eagles. The latest on McCarthy J.J. McCarthy will be the emergency No. 3 QB, O’Connell …
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J.J. McCarthy injured his right ankle in Week 2. He’s back at practice but not yet at 100 percent. “It’s unfortunate and one of those really annoying injuries,” McCarthy said Wednesday, via Dave Campbell of the Associated Press, “but I’m just continuing to work to get to 100 percent as fast as possible.” The Vikings quarterback said doctors gave him …
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Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Now that the Minnesota Vikings have returned from their European trip and completed their bye week, one thing is on every Viking fan’s mind — who will start on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, J.J. McCarthy or Carson Wentz? During his Monday press conference, Vikings’ HC Kevin O’Connell was unwilling to answer that question, and …
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EAGAN, Minn. — Thirty days. That’s how long Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy went between practices. He returned Monday for the first time since the lead-up to the Week 2 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Kevin O’Connell talked about the positives of having McCarthy back. He did not, however, officially name McCarthy as the team’s starter ahead of this …
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