The Vikings enter the 2025 season with a new quarterback corps after allowing Sam Darnold to leave in free agency, joining Seattle instead. JJ McCarthy fills in after a lost season, but the real drama is behind him: Sam Howell, Brett Rypien, and undrafted rookie Max Brosmer have made training camp into a three-horse race for the No. 2 spot. Who comes out before the final preseason game against Tennessee ?

JJ McCarthy’s rise has been uneventful, cleared with “really, no limits” (in the words of the head coach) after back-to-back knee surgeries, and he’s received high praise in drills and collaborative sessions with New England. McCarthy missed his entire rookie season due to a meniscus tear in his right knee, yet flashed leadership and arm strength during recent practices, ea

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