The Vikings reportedly "removed" most of the over-the-middle passing concepts to help McCarthy. What does that actually mean? We found some answers.

J.J. McCarthy's rookie Vikings season was so alarming that Minnesota might give up on the QB sooner than we think.

McCarthy has played in 29 percent of the Vikings’ regular-season games since he was drafted in the spring of 2024. He tore a meniscus. He sprained an ankle. A concussion, along with hand and finger injuries, affected him throughout 2025, too.

The Vikings load up on defense in PFF's latest mock draft.

Over the last few days, speculation about Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has been at the center of the national media. The former No. 1 overall pick has an uncertain future with Arizona,

The Vikings have a rather thick DT room entering the 2026 offseason, though a man like Javon Hargrave could suffer a cap casualty fate. Without any cuts, while inserting Banks into the mix per the CBS Sports mock draft, the DT unit would look like this in 2026:

With the Falcons likely to release QB Kirk Cousins, he could reunite with the Vikings in free agency. More at Pro Football Rumors.

The Vikings are keeping an open mind at QB, which is bad news for J.J. McCarthy. Here’s what it means, plus his metrics and the 2026 QB market. The post J.J. McCarthy Gets Bad News as Vikings Send Early Free Agency QB Signal appeared first on Heavy Sports.