The injury news went from bad to worse with Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy on Wednesday.
The team announced that McCarthy, who was selected 10th overall in this year’s NFL Draft after winning the national championship at Michigan, is out for the season after undergoing surgery on his meniscus.
It had previously been reported that he was going into surgery, but not that the severity of the injury was season-ending.
Sam Darnold becomes fully entrenched as the Vikings’ starting quarterback now.
He spent last season backing up Brock Purdy in San Francisco after spending two years in Carolina and his first three NFL seasons with the Jets.
Darnold’s teams have collectively had a 21-35 record in the games he’s started, but there has been some optimism for him heading into this season as now he’s coached by Kevin O’Connell, a highly regarded offensive mind.
O’Connell is entering his third season as coach of the Vikings after serving as offensive coordinator under Sean McVay with the Rams for a two-year run that included the 2021-22 Super Bowl championship.
Quarterbacks Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall, who started a combined five games for the Vikings last season, remain on the team’s roster.
The Vikings have an over-under win total of 7.5 with the over at +134 and the under juiced to -168, according to the latest odds on FanDuel.
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