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The Minnesota Vikings have a quarterback competition going on between J.J. McCarthy and former Arizona Cardinal Kyler Murray. The Viking had hoped that McCarthy would have established himself as the team’s starting quarterback by now, but he lost his rookie season in 2024 when he suffered a meniscus injury in his first preseason game.
He suffered multiple nagging injuries last year, and his performance was quite ordinary when he was not hurt. As a result, the Vikings brought in Murray to see which quarterback would be the more effective leader for head coach Kevin O’Connell and the better passer for wide receivers Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and tight end T.J. Hockenson.
The competition is not likely to be decided until well into training camp. Both quarterbacks are taking the battle seriously, and McCarthy said the two men sit on opposite sides of the Vikings’ quarterback room.
O’Connell said he did not have a problem with anything that McCarthy said about the battle between the two candidates. Both men are taking it seriously and giving their all to win the QB1 position.
“I want players who are smart, tough guys that love football,” O’Connell said after the team’s OTA. “Guys who — I don’t even want to say are great teammates — that need to attempt to be a great teammate. You need to repeat that time and time again because that process never stops.”
O’Connell has not said if either quarterback had an edge at this time. It likely will come down to each man’s training camp performance before the issue is settled.
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