Vikings QB Room Gets Crowded after Carson Wentz Move
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images After the Kyler Murray signing, I figured the Vikings were set at quarterback, with Murray and J. J. McCarthy dueling for the starting spot while both tried to stay healthy, and Max Brosmer would continue to develop as a cheap third QB.
Then the news hit that the Vikings re-signed Carson Wentz to a one-year, $3 million contract with a $1. 1 million signing bonus and $2. 645 million guaranteed, according to Spotrac.
My first thought was that this further muddies the waters at the most important position for the Vikings. My second thought was that they want to make sure they don’t ever go into a game with a rookie QB starting his first NFL game against the eventual Super Bowl champs, which was the case in the 26-0 Week 13 shutout in Seattle, when Brosmer had a dismal performance. How Wentz’s Return Reshapes the Vikings’ QB Hierarchy That won’t happen in 2026 with two QBs in Murray and Wentz, who have 186 regular-season starts (and two playoff starts) between them, plus McCarthy started 10 games last season, and Brosmer had two starts.
This assumes both Murray and Wentz make the team, which is not automatic, since neither player has a big dead-money hit if cut or traded due to poor performance, bad chemistry in the QB room, or a trade offer too good to pass up. The 23-year-old McCarthy is not going anywhere after the team invested the No. 10 overall pick (in 2024) in him as a potential future franchise QB, and despite his early struggles as injuries piled up, he is 6-4 as an NFL starter.
On October 19, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz went through pregame drills before the matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles at U. S. Bank Stadium.
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