Having made it clear he is ready for the task of being a starting quarterback, J.J. McCarthy will be tasked with leading a Minnesota Vikings team that has high expectations into the 2025 season.

With only five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft (tied with Atlanta and Washington for the fewest in the league), the Vikings didn’t have much work to do in order to finish off their rookie class signings. Regardless, they’re the first to get it done this offseason.

The NFL sent a clear message with its schedule release that Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is must-see TV.

PFF did a 2007 NFL re-draft, and the Minnesota Vikings missed out on Adrian Peterson, instead adding to their secondary.

The NFL released its schedule on Wednesday and the Vikings will play four of their first five games on national television.

That ranks 13th overall but the is also a lot more than any of Minnesota's NFC North rivals. Green Bay ranks 26th (12,929 miles), Chicago is 28th (12,522) and Detroit is 29th (11,411). The Chargers are far and away the team with the most travel miles on deck (37,086 miles), while the Bengals will travel the least miles (8,753).

The Minnesota Vikings will face the Cleveland Browns in an NFL International Series game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on Oct. 5, 2025.

Jordan Addison was arrested in July 2024 for DUI charges in Los Angeles – charges that he pleaded not guilty to later on in December. And almost a year later, a date has been set for his trial, after a pre-trial hearing on Monday,