The progress of starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been the talk of training camp at TCO Performance Center. Whether the Vikings had a good practice or a bad one can often be reduced to how McCarthy performed in the heat of battle.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy's long wait for game action is set to end on Saturday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell said that the plan is for McCarthy to play against the Texans in Minnesota's preseason opener.

The J.J. McCarthy era will begin on Saturday, as the Minnesota Vikings plan to play the quarterback against the Houston Texans in the team's preseason opener.

The young quarterback has had his ups and downs in training camp, but coach Kevin O'Connell seems more excited than concerned.

The Minnesota Vikings are in the middle of training camp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, and there might not be a greater spotlight than the one on J.J. McCarthy.

For J.J. McCarthy, the Minnesota Vikings’ preseason opener will be a full-circlemoment, even though he will face the Houston Texans rather than the Las VegasRaiders.Last time McCarthy was on the field in a game for the Vikings,

Barr, 33, finishes with 116 regular-season appearances, and 108 starts. He made it to the Pro Bowl in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. He was a member of the Vikings team that lost to the Eagles in the 2017 NFC Championship.

Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr, who spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, is hanging up his helmet.

Anthony Barr, who spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Vikings, is retiring, according to a social media post from his charity, Raise the Barr.