Going into the 2024 NFL Draft, plenty of people expected J.J. McCarthy to go in the first round, and some even felt he was a top-10 talent. But there were also some who felt he would fall beneath the first 32 picks.

He ended up going to the Minnesota Vikings at No. 10, and after missing all of 2024 due to a meniscus injury, he finally got the opportunity to run an NFL offense earlier this month in the Vikings' season opener versus the Chicago Bears.

But through two games, his metrics have been very poor, and he's now nursing an ankle injury that will keep him out for at least a month.

: Vikings QB JJ McCarthy Gets More Bad News After First Two Starts

Commentator Colin Cowherd said that the Vikings don't have the luxury of waiting for McCarthy to become a legitimate QB1 because of

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