The Minnesota Vikings have a decision to make at quarterback this offseason, but it looks like Sam Darnold could command a contract in free agency that makes it easy to move on to first-round pick J.J.

Former Michigan football quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn’t get to play football in 2024 due to a preseason injury precluding him from action. However, he’s already working to ingratiate himself to the Minnesota Vikings fanbase in Minneapolis.

The Vikings rookie collaborated with a YouTuber to give back to the community. Working with Josh Liljenquist, McCarthy bought out all available pizza at a local Twin Cities restaurant and handed it out to homeless people.

J.J. McCarthy is a key to the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason plans, so the additional hurdle he is navigating is especially noteworthy.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has a big arm and a big heart. McCarthy recently collaborated with YouTuber Josh Liljenquist to give back to people in need in the Twin Cities area. He bought a bunch of pizzas and handed them out to homeless folks for free.

Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is a relative unknown and suffered a serious knee injury, which has led to questions around the NFL.

The Minnesota Vikings are keeping an eye on J.J. McCarthy’s rehab as he recovers from a torn meniscus that ended his rookie season before it ever began. How he continues to progress will determine how the Vikings answer the most pertinent question about the most important position.

Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah gave an update on J.J. McCarthy’s rehab during his season-ending press conference.

“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).”

The conversation isn’t going away for a few more weeks if you are the Minnesota Vikings. The discussion around the future of Sam Darnold and J.J. McCarthy is set in stone for some while

Whether the J.J. McCarthy era in Minnesota will begin in Week 1 of the 2025 season remains to be seen. But as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said, “If that’s the course of action we decide,

Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy and linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel were in attendance the Minnesota Timberwolves-Denver Nuggets game Saturday afternoon at Target Center in Minneapolis.