Barring a surprising development over the next month and a half, the Minnesota Vikings will almost certainly acquire a quarterback during the upcoming offseason who will compete with second-year pro J.J. McCarthy for the starting job .

For an article published on Wednesday, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler suggested that the Vikings' starting quarterback for Week 1 in 2026 could be a member of the Indianapolis Colts.

What Vikings may have learned from Colts regarding future of J.J. McCarthy

"A few people inside the league I've spoken to wonder whether Minnesota can follow the Colts' blueprint from this past offseason, bringing in a veteran/reclamation project to compete with McCarthy and potentially start — similar to Daniel Jones versus Anthony Richardson Sr . in Indy," Fowler wrot

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