JJ McCarthy Injured: Vikings Rookie QB Faces Meniscus Recovery

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00:00J.J. McCarthy, national champion quarterback with the Michigan Wolverines, of course, drafted

00:10by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of this year's National Football League draft.

00:15McCarthy was having a great camp.

00:18He absolutely lit it up against the Raiders.

00:20He threw two touchdowns for 188 yards, threw an interception on his first possession, got

00:26that out of the way, and then went to work.

00:29And word was that he was really coming on, and he was like, you know, Darnold was going

00:35to be the starter, most likely type of deal, but not really, that J.J. McCarthy was that

00:40good.

00:41Unfortunately, J.J. McCarthy has a torn meniscus.

00:45How long is he going to be out for?

00:46A lot of people are debating it.

00:48Is it four weeks?

00:49Is it six weeks?

00:50Is it eight weeks?

00:51It's not like definitely season ending, but at the same point in time, the season's set

00:55to begin.