The 2025 NFL season is right around the corner and the Minnesota Vikings are set to begin a new era. With second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy taking over the keys to the offense, there is a lot of excitement surrounding the team and a lot of questions as well.

The preseason used to be more predictable in terms of when starters would play given the four-game length. Now with three games teams treat the outline differently. NFL Draft Analyst Thor Nystrom has confirmed that the MN Vikings will use JJ McCarthy in game one of the exhibition schedule.

The Minnesota Vikings knew they were getting a strong-armed quarterback when they drafted J.J. McCarthy last year, but the second-year signal-caller may be just a bit too strong so far. McCarthy, whose rookie season was lost to a knee injury,