The Michigan product was suffering from knee soreness after his first preseason game.
The Minnesota Vikings received their first glimpse of rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy in action over the weekend in the team's first preseason game. Unfortunately, it will also be the last look at the young signal-caller for a while.The Vikings selected McCarthy with the 10th pick in the 2024 NFL draft in the wake of Kirk Cousins' departure to the Atlanta Falcons.
Now McCarthy is sidelined for the foreseeable future. The offense is Darnold's entering the 2024 season; the former top-5 pick spent last season in San Francisco backing up Brock Purdy with the 49ers. The Vikings' next preseason contest comes on Saturday against the Cleveland Browns. Their season opener will be on September 8 against the New York Giants on the road.Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead.
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