Ten months ago, Kevin O'Connell was named AP NFL Coach of the Year after the Vikings won 14 regular-season games with one-time castoff Sam Darnold. The team decided to let Darnold walk and put the offense in the unproven hands of McCarthy, the 2024 first-round pick.

O’Connell said McCarthy is “symptom free” from a Nov. 23 concussion and expected to start Sunday vs. Washington.

Minnesota Vikings signal a key roster move as J.J. McCarthy moves closer to returning from the concussion protocol ahead of Week 14.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy won't play in the Week 13 game against the Seattle Seahawks. Here's what we know about his return timeline.

The Vikings got "some good news" on center Ryan Kelly, who left Sunday's game with a hip flexor injury. "He seems like he's gonna be day-to-day but with a real chance to be able to go this week," O'Connell said. Kelly was in his second game back after a six-game concussion absence.

The Minnesota Vikings could go from one struggling young quarterback to another this week. J.J. McCarthy could be cleared from the concussion protocol as soon as Monday, coach Kevin O'Connell said Sunday,

While the football world is ready to hit the panic button on the JJ McCarthy experiment, the Vikings should ignore the noise and focus on building a game plan that enables him to settle into his role as a "game manager" on a playoff-caliber team.

The most disappointing thing about the Minnesota Vikings' 2025 season has been the play of quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Of course, the Vikings being 4-8 and all but out of playoff contention stinks, but Vikings fans could live with that if McCarthy was ...