Raider Nation on board with trade for young quarterback
The hottest topic of the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 offseason, when it comes to the player addition season, will be who the next starting quarterback will be.
There are no clear answers and the team may have to get creative to solve the issue.
If that somehow were to lead to a trade for Minnesota Vikings’ young quarterback J.J. McCarthy, many Raiders’ fans will be pleased. We recently asked our community members of they would approve the Raiders’ trading for McCarthy, the No. 10 overall draft pick alst April who missed his rookie season after playing against the Raiders in the preseason.
The results were overwhelming. In a poll with 1,107 votes cast, 790 voters (71 percent) approved of a McCarthy trade for the Raiders, while just 317 voters (29 percent) were not in favor of a McCarthy pursuit.
Of course, the Vikings will have to have interest in trading the Michigan product first. ESPN has recently reported teams are expected to call the Vikings about McCarthy’s availability this offseason. The Vikings flourished this season under Sam Darnold and they could opt to give him a long-term extension or they could franchise tag him. So, that would make McCarthy expendable. But Darnold struggled in the final two games, so the Vikings will have a decision to make.
McCarthy, who just turned 22, could cost the Raiders’ No. 6 overall draft pick and a mid-round pick. Still, many fans see on board with the idea.
