I attended the Minnesota Vikings Monday night practice with media access courtesy of the Vikings (Saturday too) which allowed for some additional content and observations that can be more difficult otherwise. Here are the observations I took away.

Kevin O’Connell’s Press Conference

Kevin O’Connell gave a press conference ahead of practrice and he detailed that the plan for J.J. McCarthy is to play in the upcoming preseason game against the Texans (how much is TBD) and then ramp up to the joint practices against the Patriots, which will be an important evaluation that will help determine the future program for him. In any case, he won’t play in the Patriots preseason game and may not in the final preseason game either, unless it is determined he could use the additional reps.

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