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

Mike Florio and Chris Simms explain why it’ll serve J.J. McCarthy well getting preseason reps after his injury last year.

Nearly one year to the day since he suffered a torn meniscus in his Minnesota Vikings preseason debut, J.J. McCarthy will return to game action, with coach Kevin O'Connell announcing his new starting quarterback will indeed play in the team's preseason opener Saturday against the Houston Texans.

Linebacker Anthony Barr is planning to retire after spending most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, he announced on social media Tuesday. Barr, 33, last played in 2023. "For the past 25 years,

Barr became a four-time Pro Bowl. He spent eight years in Minnesota, before playing for the Cowboys in 2022. He returned to the Vikings in 2023. Barr didn't play in 2024. Barr, 33, finishes with 116 regular-season appearances,

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