The Minnesota Vikings have named veteran [Kyler Murray](/players/kyler-murray) the Week 1 starting QB for the 2026 season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday.
Murray had been in an offseason QB competition with third-year pro [J.J. McCarthy](/players/j-j-mccarthy), who the Vikings selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Around The NFL will have more on this news soon.