The Minnesota Vikings were holding a quarterback competition between journeyman Sam Darnold and first-year passer J.J. McCarthy last offseason. After the rookie tore his meniscus in the preseason , Darnold took the starting job and ran with it. The Vikings developed a potent passing game with the veteran, finishing the year 14-3.

In 2025, Minnesota will have a different look. Darnold has moved on to the Seattle Seahawks and the Vikings will find out what they have in their former 10th overall draft pick. Head coach Kevin O’Connell believes McCarthy is ready to run the offense. But with the top of the depth chart settled, it’s still unclear who will operate as the backup QB.

There are three contenders for the QB2 spot; Sam Howell , Brett Rypien and Max Brosmer are all competing fo

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