J.J. McCarthy's first season as Vikings starter has included a pause in participation and plenty of bumps along the way. He believes those bumps will soon produce a celebratory explosion.

The team’s veteran players are supporting the second-year QB after a rough outing in a loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

As he seeks better consistency as an NFL quarterback and rebuilds his mechanics, Minnesota's J.J. McCarthy likened his situation to a "cork about to come off a bottle."

The Minnesota Vikings could be looking for a quarterback trade with the San Francisco 49ers amid J.J. McCarthy's struggles.

The 2025 season just keeps getting worse for Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy. For starters, McCarthy missed nearly two months of the season due to injury. Since returning to Minnesota's starting lineup,

J.J. McCarthy has not been good in his first season as Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback, which is going to make this offseason an uncomfortable one.

J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings fell too far behind on his development during his injury absences to warrant another pause.

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