By trading J.J. McCarthy to the Giants, the Minnesota Vikings have reached a new fork in the road. In one direction, there’s a long-term future with Kyler Murray. The other path takes the Vikings to a weak free-agent class, a trade, or the heralded group of quarterbacks in the 2027 NFL Draft.
Had Minnesota kept McCarthy, rather than sending him to New York for a 2027 fifth-round pick, the Vikings’ 2027 decision would’ve featured a third option in which McCarthy, developing this season behind the
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