This won’t be just another NFL season for the Minnesota Vikings. In fact, it could prove to be a pivotal year for the franchise. Barring any setbacks, J.J. McCarthy is finally expected to make his official debut with the team after a serious injury kept him sidelined last season.

The former Michigan Wolverines quarterback returned to the field alongside his teammates in Minnesota’s 20–10 victory over the Houston Texans, and his emotions were clearly visible once the game had ended.

It wasn’t easy — and McCarthy knows it. The effort and sacrifice put in over all this time were evident in his words during the postgame press conference.

“Had a little tear drop. Not going to lie, you know, being out there right before the National Anthem,” he said, via the team’s website. “This game is the

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