The Minnesota Vikings headed into the 2024 NFL common season with a variety of questions surrounding the quarterback place, with longtime starter Kirk Cousins selecting to go away the workforce in free company and the franchise needing to seek out his substitute, which turned out to be a mixture of rookie JJ McCarthy and veteran Sam Darnold.
Sadly for Minnesota, McCarthy, who the workforce views as the longer term face of the franchise, went down with a season-ending knee harm through the NFL preseason, which resulted in Darnold getting thrust into the beginning function.
Though Darnold has performed an admirable job as Cousins’ successor for the time being, there was some apparent concern about McCarthy, with the workforce investing a excessive first-round decide within the former College of Michigan star.
On Wednesday, despite the fact that the Vikings are nonetheless going sturdy with a file of 7-2, the workforce obtained some extra dangerous information about McCarthy, because the rookie quarterback needed to undergo one other process on his surgically repaired knee, in accordance with Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Community by way of Round The NFL.
With the workforce centered on making the NFL playoffs and probably making a deep run within the postseason, McCarthy having one other process on his knee isn’t the workforce’s largest concern for the time being.
Nevertheless, it’s positively regarding that the longer term face of the franchise needed to have extra work performed on his knee, despite the fact that he’ll reportedly be prepared for coaching camp subsequent yr.
It stays to be seen if this might be a lingering difficulty for McCarthy, as it might be an unlucky flip of occasions for the younger quarterback with a lot promise.
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