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Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy sidelined by right knee soreness, coach Kevin O’Connell says
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s progress might be paused for at least a little while after he emerged from Saturday’s preseason win over the Raiders with right knee soreness, head coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday evening.
Whether McCarthy, the first-round pick out of Michigan, can travel with the team on Tuesday to Cleveland for joint practices and Saturday’s preseason game remains to be seen. He did not participate in Monday night’s practice at TCO Stadium in Eagan.
“Out of precaution we’re going to continue an evaluation on him and get some more testing done,” O’Connell said. “Very important player, obviously, so want to make sure we’re smart about it before he participates. Making sure we have a good understanding of where he’s at.”
O’Connell said McCarthy “could have continued playing” in Saturday’s exhibition when he was pulled in the middle of the third quarter. He completed 11 of 17 passes for 188 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Players reported to TCO Performance Center later than normal on Monday with a night practice scheduled, so O’Connell said the team got a “late start” on diagnosing McCarthy’s issue.
“We’re trying to figure out maybe when it happened,” O’Connell said, “but he just came in with some kind of routine soreness that a lot of guys after their first preseason game sometimes come in with and it was something we wanted to be smart about.”
O’Connell was asked whether there’s any reason to believe McCarthy’s injury is more than “routine” soreness. “At this point, I really don’t,” he said.
McCarthy was going to get “a lot of work” in what is a big week for the team’s preparation. They’ll hold their only set of joint practices this summer on Wednesday and Thursday in Cleveland, followed by the second preseason game against the Browns on Saturday.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi.../601083439
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s progress might be paused for at least a little while after he emerged from Saturday’s preseason win over the Raiders with right knee soreness, head coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday evening.
Whether McCarthy, the first-round pick out of Michigan, can travel with the team on Tuesday to Cleveland for joint practices and Saturday’s preseason game remains to be seen. He did not participate in Monday night’s practice at TCO Stadium in Eagan.
“Out of precaution we’re going to continue an evaluation on him and get some more testing done,” O’Connell said. “Very important player, obviously, so want to make sure we’re smart about it before he participates. Making sure we have a good understanding of where he’s at.”
O’Connell said McCarthy “could have continued playing” in Saturday’s exhibition when he was pulled in the middle of the third quarter. He completed 11 of 17 passes for 188 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
Players reported to TCO Performance Center later than normal on Monday with a night practice scheduled, so O’Connell said the team got a “late start” on diagnosing McCarthy’s issue.
“We’re trying to figure out maybe when it happened,” O’Connell said, “but he just came in with some kind of routine soreness that a lot of guys after their first preseason game sometimes come in with and it was something we wanted to be smart about.”
O’Connell was asked whether there’s any reason to believe McCarthy’s injury is more than “routine” soreness. “At this point, I really don’t,” he said.
McCarthy was going to get “a lot of work” in what is a big week for the team’s preparation. They’ll hold their only set of joint practices this summer on Wednesday and Thursday in Cleveland, followed by the second preseason game against the Browns on Saturday.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi.../601083439
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