For Carson Wentz, you couldn’t write a better script than this.
The 32-year-old journeyman quarterback was home without an NFL job when the team he grew up rooting for, the Minnesota Vikings, came calling. Now, 28 days later, Wentz is in line to start for the Vikings in their Week 3 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals (and potentially beyond).
For Vikings fans, a multi-week injury to starter J.J. McCarthy like this qualifies as a worst-case scenario; the team spent boatloads of money this offseason to bulk up the roster around its young quarterback, and entered 2025 with legitimate playoff aspirations.