There are plenty of reasons to make sure a team protects its injured quarterback, but what the Minnesota Vikings are doing with J.J. McCarthy is a bit over the top.
The Vikings are working with McCarthy as he recovers from an ankle injury that has kept him out of the last two games against the Bengals and Steelers. Minnesota has been able to ride the ship decently with a 1-1 record in those games.
Going into this week, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell had a plan of if McCarthy was feeling up to it, he would do light work with the scout team to get some reps.