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Life-changing week for Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy moves to Sunday Night Football

At just 22 years old, JJ McCarthy is living two dream scenarios at once, becoming an NFL starting quarterback and starting a family. The Minnesota Vikings rookie opened the season by leading his team to a comeback win on Monday Night Football, but a few days later, the spotlight shifted from the field to the hospital room.

On September 12, McCarthy and his longtime fiancée, Katya Kuropas, welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Rome Micah McCarthy. Weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 21 inches, the newborn arrived just in time to give the rookie quarterback a little extra “dad strength” before his second career start.

Katya’s message to her quarterback

Before the Vikings h

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