The Minnesota Vikings may have one of the most interesting summer training camps of any of the 32 teams in the NFL. That's because the Vikings are going to have a legitimate battle for the starting quarterback position this summer. J.J. McCarthy is the returning third-year quarterback who has been troubled by injuries and inconsistency in his first two years after he was selected with the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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The Vikings have also signed former Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray to compete with McCarthy for the QB1 position. Vikings insider Tom Pelissero was a guest on the Rich Eisen Show and offered the opinion that the Vikings that neither quarterback has the edge at this point in the year.
“This looks like it will be a wide-open competition this summer,” Pelissero said. “It doesn't look like either one has an advantage going into training camp and the one that performs the best will have the inside track on winning the job.”
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McCarthy missed all of his rookie season after tearing his meniscus in his first preseason game and the 2025 season was filled with inconsistent performances and nagging injuries. Murray has also had injury problems during his career with the Cardinals, but he is a spectacular athlete when healthy.
This could be a crucial season for Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell. The Vikings are coming off a 9-8 season in 2025, but they started the year with a 4-8 record and fell out of playoff contention. They were 14-3 the season before and finished with the second-best record in the NFC.
The quarterback decision will be vital to the team's performance in the upcoming season.
The Minnesota Vikings may have one of the most interesting summer training camps of any of the 32 teams in the NFL. That's because the Vikings are going to have a legitimate battle for the starting quarterback position this summer. J. J. McCarthy is the returning third-year quarterback who has been troubled by injuries and inconsistency in his first two years after he was selected with the No.