Vikings just made J.J. McCarthy’s future feel even murkier

Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy | Brad Rempel-Imagn ImagesTwo years after the team used a top-10 draft pick to select him, J.J. McCarthy's future with the Minnesota Vikings is more uncertain than ever. This offseason, the Vikings are in the middle of deciding if they want to already cut bait with McCarthy or keep him around to see if he can still develop into a franchise quarterback.

At the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday, Minnesota head coach Kevin O'Connell shared whether he believes McCarthy is still capable of becoming the team's franchise signal-caller one day.

"A lot of those feelings are still the same. It's just the timeline is in a different place for all of us than it was…