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 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,

Here are more takeaways from Day 5 of training camp: After another otherwise solid performance from McCarthy, he ended it on a sour note in the two-minute drill. The offense stepped to the line of scrimmage with 1 minute, 15 seconds left on the clock, trailing 13-10, and ultimately turned the ball over on downs.