New Headline: "ESPN Reveals: Minnesota Vikings Might Win NFC West as NFL's Worst-Performing Team
This isn't great for J.J.
ESPN's Vikings 2026 thoughts a nightmare for J. J. McCarthy originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the most interesting teams to watch in free agency, mainly because of the quarterback position. With reports that the franchise isn't sold on J.
J. McCarthy, they moved to sign Kyler Murray from the Arizona Cardinals . Some think that due to that move, McCarthy's time in Minnesota is done.
After all, it is expected that Murray will get first-team reps as he challenges for the QB1 role, and those are reps McCarthy desperately needs. And for ESPN's Seth Walder, he has the Vikings as the biggest improvers of free agency, and he offers his thoughts on the 2026 outlook, which is damning for J. J.