Former Vikings LB Tweets the Boldest QB Take Imaginable
Kirby Lee The Minnesota Vikings re-upped with quarterback Carson Wentz on Thursday, and according to one of the team’s former linebackers, Ben Leber , a beloved member of the Vikings community, Wentz is in line to start as the QB1 in 2026 — not Kyler Murray. Leber’s depth-chart idea turns a quiet signing into a real debate. Most onlookers expect Wentz to end up with the QB3 job , not the QB1 title.
Leber’s QB Take Puts Carson Wentz Front and Center Leber brings the heat on VikingsTwitter . Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ben Leber (51) celebrates with intensity during the fourth quarter on Oct 17, 2010, at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reacting to a key moment as the Vikings close out a narrow 24-21 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in front of a charged home crowd. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports.
Leber: Wentz is the Vikings’ QB1 Minnesota added Wentz, and most fans didn’t bat an eye, as the veteran did a serviceable job holding down the fort during J. J. McCarthy’s absence (high ankle sprain) last September and October.
And Wentz played so well — evidently — that Leber envisions a starter’s job in 2026. He tweeted after the Wentz addition, “I believe there will be a true QB competition. So as of right now I would guess the depth chart would be: Wentz, Murray, McCarthy.
May the best man win. ” Here’s the full tweet: I believe there will be a true QB competition. So as of right now I would guess the depth chart would be: Wentz Murray McCarthy May the best man win https://t.
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