After every Minnesota Vikings game, have it be preseason or regular season, head coach Kevin O'Connell has a press conference and gives his thoughts on players and how he thought the contest went. That was the case again for O'Connell after the Vikings defeated the Houston Texans in a preseason matchup this past Saturday.
O'Connell had a bunch of different things to say about the game. He had praise for Minnesota quarterback J.J. McCarthy and second-year edge rusher Gabriel Murphy. Murphy and McCarthy are in similar positions as they both missed the 2024 season with injuries that occurred in training camp or the preseason.