With J.J. McCarthy the only quarterback under contract for the 2025 season, the Minnesota Vikings will have to sign a backup as an insurance policy if McCarthy does not pan out in his second season.
They’ve worked wonders with Sam Darnold in that same mold this season, signing the 27-year-old to a one-year, $10 million deal in March. Darnold has led the Vikings to a 7-2 start to the 2024 season and is on pace to set career highs in nearly every passing statistic.
And while the hope was for McCarthy to take the starting reins in his first season, season-ending knee surgery foiled those plans. McCarthy underwent a second operation, receiving a biologic injection to aid with his recovery this week.
The Vikings assured McCarthy’s recovery timeline is unchanged, but regardless Minnesota should be in the market for someone who can take Darnold’s place.
Justin Fields could fit that mold.
Formerly a 2021 first-round pick, the ex-Chicago Bears quarterback was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the offseason to serve as backup to veteran Russell Wilson
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