As J.J. McCarthy worked toward completion of his recovery from a severely sprained ankle, Carson Wentz was enduring even more agony with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder.

The quarterback situation, the most conspicuous part of this unexpectedly frustrating and painful season for the Minnesota Vikings, might finally be settling into place again.

“There’s a reset button, essentially, just being six weeks down,” said McCarthy, who was cleared after a five-game absence to return as the starter Sunday when the Vikings play at the Detroit Lions. “I feel like there’s a lot I learned just about playing the game of football at the next level. This is my second year. I’m still learning so much, and all that time is not time that’s wasted.”

The Vikings are banking on that, because the knee s

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