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Much like other teams entering free agency, it\u2019s unclear who the Vikings\u2019 starting quarterback will be in 2025.<\/p>\n
Unlike those quarterback-needy squads \u2014 ahem, the Giants \u2014 Minnesota has options at the position, notably last year\u2019s 10th overall pick, J.J. McCarthy, who missed the season due to injury while former Jets bust Sam Darnold led the team to a playoff berth after a 14-3 campaign.<\/p>\n
With Darnold\u2019s future as a free agent still uncertain, not to mention the murkiness of the Vikings\u2019 QB hierarchy, McCarthy said this week during an appearance on \u201cThe Rich Eisen Show\u201d that while he hasn\u2019t received anything concrete from coach Kevin O\u2019Connell, he just wants a \u201cfair\u201d shake at taking the reins to the starting job.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I could ask for is a fair opportunity,\u201d McCarthy said, according to CBS Sports. \u201cThat\u2019s the one thing I feel like everybody\u2019s given and it\u2019s fundamental. When money gets involved, things get complicated and reps get skewed and there\u2019s different things that come into the whole political world that everyone talks about. I really just have to focus on controlling what I can control. My feelings don\u2019t matter. I\u2019m not getting any grace. There\u2019s no sympathy, this is the big leagues.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Vikings originally signed Darnold, the Jets\u2019 first-round pick in 2018, to a one-year, $10 million deal last March. A month later, the team selected McCarthy in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
Although the two competed in training camp, Darnold assumed the starting role in August after McCarthy underwent surgery on his meniscus.<\/p>\n
From there, Darnold experienced a career resurgence, throwing for 4,319 yards, 35 touchdowns against 12 interceptions this season, with his play fueling speculation as to whether the Vikings would put McCarthy on the trading block.<\/p>\n
That bubble burst in January, when Darnold first imploded against the Lions with the NFC\u2019s top seed on the line in a Week 18 loss, before cratering in the Vikings\u2019 wild-card defeat against the Rams.<\/p>\n
\u201cCould he have played better tonight? I\u2019m sure he would tell you he could have,\u201d O\u2019Connell said after the 27-9 loss on Jan. 13. \u201c\u2026 Sam, and the journey him and I went on this year, will always be something that\u2019s a special place in my heart, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even after Darnold\u2019s disastrous skid, though, Vikings brass did not immediately anoint McCarthy as the team\u2019s starter of the future.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s on the field, throwing and training,\u201d Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said of McCarthy last month. \u201cHe looks great. He\u2019s excited \u2026 You talk about a kid who\u2019s just obsessed with football and loves being around the game. So, we\u2019re excited about what we have in him. We\u2019re excited for this offseason for him. It\u2019s a big offseason. And then, we\u2019ll continue from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also the matter of Daniel Jones, whom they signed to the practice squad the fall following his release from the Giants. He was signed to the active roster in January.<\/p>\n
Clubs can start franchise tagging players on Feb. 18 and have until March 4 to do so. The free agency negotiation period begins on March 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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