During a recent interview with Kay Adams on the Up & Adams Show, J.J. McCarthy admitted that the Vikings have not told him he’s the No. 1 QB for the Vikings just yet.
Last week when reports broke that the Vikings were not expected to pursue veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the immediate response around the football world was that the reports directly pasted second-year J.J. McCarthy as the Vikings’ QB1.
However, per McCarthy himself, that actually hasn’t been the case as of yet.
During a recent interview with Kay Adams on her Up & Adams Show Tuesday morning, McCarthy admitted that the Vikings haven’t actually told him to his face that he’s now the starting quarterback. And per McCarthy, that’s actually how he wants it to be.
“They haven’t told me. I’m happy they didn’t because I try to earn it every single day and I never want that to be given to me. Its such a privilege and opportunity to give me that chance and I’m going to make the most of it every single day.”
If you want to watch the entire clip, check it out right here:
J.J. McCarthy reveals the Minnesota Vikings haven’t told him he’s the No. 1 QB, and he’s “happy they didn’t.”@heykayadams | @jjmccarthy09 pic.twitter.com/RCRz412ROM
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) March 25, 2025
Overall this is the right mindset you’d like to hear from your young, first-round quarterback. He knows he missed a year of NFL experience and expectations will surely be high for the Vikings this upcoming season coming off a 14-3 campaign. McCarthy knows if he wants to lead the team to another shot at the NFC North crown in 2025, he’ll have to hit the ground running as best as possible when offseason workouts and practices arrive in the coming months.
