The Minnesota Vikings are just days away from kicking off their 2025 NFL season, looking to build off last year's 14-win campaign that ended in a Wild Card round flameout. Last year, Minnesota was led by quarterback Sam Darnold, but this year, it will be JJ McCarthy at the controls , a player who is effectively a rookie after missing all of last season due to injury.

The Vikings' first matchup of the year will be a divisional showdown against the Chicago Bears, and as it turns out, McCarthy used to be a big fan of the Bears growing up, as evidenced by a recently unearthed photo from Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Expand Tweet

“This is J.J. McCarthy at his first NFL game. He was 4 years old. The Bears hosted the Vikings that day. Monday night will be a full circle m

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