In Week 2 against the Falcons, Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered a high-ankle sprain. With the Vikings entering a bye and due to return in Week 7 against the Eagles, will McCarthy be ready to go?

As explained on Football Night in America , McCarthy’s status remains “up in the air.” That’s because the original timeline for McCarthy’s recovery and rehab was four-to-six weeks. The next game will happen five weeks from the date of the injury.

In a Monday press conference, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell addressed McCarthy’s status.

“We’ll be able to get him some extensive work, you know, kind of as a lead in to next week,” O’Connell said. “And then I anticipate his workload building up. We’re going to really take advantage of that bonus Monday, not only with him but with our whole

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