In one other blow to a brutal low season for the Minnesota Vikings, rookie QB J.J. McCarthy wanted to have a full restore of his torn meniscus, ending his 2024 season earlier than it even began.
#Vikings first-round QB JJ McCarthy underwent a full meniscus restore this morning and is out for the 2024 season, sources inform me and @TomPelissero.
The restore, carried out by Dr. Chris Larson at Twin Cities Orthopedics, offers McCarthy the very best probability at a protracted, profitable profession. pic.twitter.com/t5e5LCvpwU
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 14, 2024
Whereas there’s optimism that McCarthy comes again in 2025 wholesome and the surgical procedure may also help his profession in the long run, it’s a significant blow to a group and followers that will have seen McCarthy play sooner than anticipated. McCarthy seemed actually good within the first preseason motion of his profession, displaying the flashes that made him a primary spherical decide on this previous NFL Draft. Now, that’ll be the one time Vikings followers see McCarthy in Vikings purple beneath heart.
Now, all eyes go to Sam Darnold, who’s the unquestioned QB1 getting into the common season. Darnold has had a rocky profession since being a primary spherical draft decide in 2018, however has all of the infrastructure round him to succeed, specifically receivers Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, together with tight finish TJ Hockenson. Head coach Kevin O’Connell is a good playcaller, who has labored with gamers like Darnold earlier than.
But, irrespective of how Darnold performs, followers will probably be questioning how McCarthy would look on this model of the Vikings’ offense. And that, we’ll by no means know.
