Vikings star Justin Jefferson may be without his best friend for the 2025 season after receiver Trishton Jackson signed with Arizona.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy's physical readiness for the 2025 season will sway their decision on Sam Darnold; he took a step forward this week.

“I’m very excited about where J.J. is at,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said in an end-of-season press conference. “He’s returned to on-field training. He’s returned to being right where we hoped he’d be at this point to have the type of offseason to be able to answer that question (about whether or not he can start beginning in 2025).”

Don’t go putting J.J. McCarthy in different uniforms — including the Giants’ — just yet. Sam Darnold’s second straight Jets-esque performance in a primetime game, this one ending the ...

"If Darnold is just Josh Allen, if he is just Lamar Jackson, he's just that good, then eventually you can decide to trade J.J. McCarthy. But why would you do it after one year?" Coller said.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is playing the best football of his NFL career, throwing for 4,153 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while rushing for 202 yards and a score. After leading Minnesota to a 14-2 record,

But he’s also a dynamic playmaker who has racked up more big gains through the air and on the ground than any other quarterback in the playoffs besides Lamar Jackson. The fact he’s doing all ...

Last summer, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell gave J.J. McCarthy a ringing endorsement as the team's quarterback of the future. "Everyone should be excited that we got our young franchise quarterback in the building,” O’Connell said in August after McCarthy underwent season-ending knee surgery.

Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Following the Vikings' loss on Monday night, McCarthy posted an interesting message on social media: "Amor fati." Amor fati — J.J. McCarthy (@ ...