Vikings Dump J.J. McCarthy for 2027 Fifth-Round Pick After 10 Starts
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Updated · ESPN · Sep 28
Vikings Dump J.J. McCarthy for 2027 Fifth-Round Pick After 10 Starts
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Sep 28
Summary
Minnesota moved the 2024 No. 10 pick after just two seasons, 10 games and 243 pass attempts, ending one of the shortest first-round quarterback tenures in recent NFL history.
Four injuries, uneven play and concerns about McCarthy's maturity drove the decision, with the quarterback missing his entire rookie year and later drawing criticism for freelancing within the offense.
The Vikings also squeezed him out by signing Kyler Murray to start and slotting Carson Wentz at No. 2, leaving McCarthy as the third-stringer before the trade.
New York sent a 2027 fifth-round pick as it scrambled for quarterback help after Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury and Jameis Winston's poor early-season play.
For Minnesota, the move deepens a long first-round quarterback failure streak: McCarthy became one of only four Round 1 quarterbacks in the past 25 years to start 10 or fewer games for his drafting team.