The Minnesota Vikings have a number of significant 2024 starters scheduled to hit free agency, but bringing this playmaker back is a no-brainer.

J.J. McCarthy is a key to the Minnesota Vikings’ offseason plans, so the additional hurdle he is navigating is especially noteworthy.

The Vikings rookie collaborated with a YouTuber to give back to the community. Working with Josh Liljenquist, McCarthy bought out all available pizza at a local Twin Cities restaurant and handed it out to homeless people.

Resurfacing after months of recovery, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks different. Captured on the Vikings sidelines during their final regular season game, the former 10th overall pick was visibly thinner and,

Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is a relative unknown and suffered a serious knee injury, which has led to questions around the NFL.

Former Michigan football quarterback J.J. McCarthy didn't get to play football in 2024 due to a preseason injury precluding him from action. However, he's already working to ingratiate himself to the Minnesota Vikings fanbase in Minneapolis.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has a big arm and a big heart. McCarthy recently collaborated with YouTuber Josh Liljenquist to give back to people in need in the Twin Cities area. He bought a bunch of pizzas and handed them out to homeless folks for free.

Quarterback J.J. McCarthy was at the helm of the Michigan Wolverines a year ago at this time when his team pushed around the Washington Huskies, 34-13, to win t

Whether the J.J. McCarthy era in Minnesota will begin in Week 1 of the 2025 season remains to be seen. But as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said, “If that’s the course of action we decide,

“I’m very excited about where J.J. is at,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said in an end-of-season press conference. “He’s returned to on-field training. He’s returned to being right where we hoped he’d be at this point to have the type of offseason to be able to answer that question (about whether or not he can start beginning in 2025).”

Should the Vikings pay Darnold after his (mostly) excellent season? Or should they go with McCarthy and spend that money at other positions?

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy bought more than a dozen pizzas from a OG Zaza in Roseville, then handed them out to homeless people needing a meal.