BBC NEWS: After the Vikings game, quarterback Justin Jefferson, a first-round pick  is removed.

March 2, 2024 Chris Vikings 0

While the Minnesota Vikings continue to work through their decision on Kirk Cousins, the option to draft a quarterback will be there regardless.

If they draft one, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy sounds very open to the idea. McCarthy spoke highly of his meeting with Vikings brass, including Head Coach Kevin O’Connell and new Quarterbacks Coach Josh McCown.

“It went amazing,” McCarthy told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine on March 1.

“Coach O’Connell led the whole thing, and just being able to see him in person, he was a lot taller than I thought. And Coach McCown and just everything about what they were talking about, everything about what they wanted out of a quarterback, it’s something that aligns with what I want. Just being able to get on the board with them, have them go through their plays, it was something really special and I enjoyed it.”

He has been projected to land anywhere from where the Vikings pick at No. 11 overall to the No. 7 overall pick and the Las Vegas Raiders. A native of LaGrange, Illinois, he is also familiar with the NFC North.

The 21-year-old could start immediately. But he might benefit from sitting behind Cousins.

McCarthy also used the term “amazing” to describe his former coaches at Michigan. But he later raved about Vikings star Justin Jefferson.

McCarthy wasn’t done speaking highly of the Vikings while making the media rounds at the combine. He also name-dropped Jefferson first when asked by CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson for the top three players at the position he would like to throw to.

He also named Raiders star Davante Adams and the Seattle Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

However, when presented with the fact that Wilson’s co-host and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman drafted Jefferson, McCarthy told the latter it was an “amazing” pick.

Jefferson is coming off an injury-truncated season that was also marred by shoddy quarterback play. But the three-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro still logged his fourth-straight 1000-yard season since entering the league.

McCarthy wasn’t done speaking highly of the Vikings while making the media rounds at the combine. He also name-dropped Jefferson first when asked by CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson for the top three players at the position he would like to throw to.

He also named Raiders star Davante Adams and the Seattle Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

However, when presented with the fact that Wilson’s co-host and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman drafted Jefferson, McCarthy told the latter it was an “amazing” pick.

Jefferson is coming off an injury-truncated season that was also marred by shoddy quarterback play. But the three-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro still logged his fourth-straight 1000-yard season since entering the league.

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