J.J. McCarthy may not have played a single snap or thrown the ball even once during the regular season for the Minnesota Vikings, but he regularly posts his reactions to team news on his Instagram.

The Minnesota Vikings now have more incentive than ever to franchise tag QB Sam Darnold and keep J.J. McCarthy behind him in 2025.

Darnold putting himself in a position to convince the Vikings that he's the best long-term answer at quarterback may have shifted McCarthy's fate.

As Sam Darnold has become the latest quarterback to bounce back after an underwhelming stretch, the Vikings have both enjoyed

Under the former set of circumstances, in which the Vikings extend Darnold long-term, the franchise could decide to shop McCarthy -- who turns 22 years old later this month -- coming off of a rookie season in which he didn't take a single regular season snap.

The Minnesota Vikings are expected to consider moving unproven quarterback J.J. McCarthy in a trade this offseason.

"Prediction: The Vikings apply a $39M+ franchise tag on Sam Darnold, then trade J.J. McCarthy to the Las Vegas Raiders days before the NFL Draft. Darnold and the Vikings agree on a 4 year, $196M extension before the July 15 deadline that includes $110M guaranteed," Ginnitti wrote.

Michael Salfino lays out his reasoning for who the Minnesota Vikings should choose as their QB of the future and who they should trade away.

The teams are very familiar with each other by virtue of the connections between their coaching staffs and a regular-season meeting, won by the Rams.

What has Adam Schefter done? The ESPN NFL insider made waves when he speculated that the Minnesota Vikings are going to be getting plenty of phone calls from quarterback-needy teams interested in acquiring J.

The Minnesota Vikings players and coaching staff aren't thinking offseason just yet, as they could win the NFC North and No. 1 overall seed in the NFC with a wi