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What the Vikings should do with first three picks as JJ McCarthy remains alone in QB room

The Minnesota Vikings are once again slated for a very different quarterback room in 2025, but it is unclear who will share it with JJ McCarthy. JJ McCarthy was forced to wait for the entirety of the 2024 season.

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Vikings Urged to Pass on Popular Draft Prospect

The 2025 version of the NFL Draft is just a few days away. Unlike last year, when everyone expected the Minnesota Vikings to address the quarterback position, nobody knows this year’s plan.

NFL News / purplePTSD.com / April 20

Vikings Predicted to Trade for “Freak of Nature” in Draft

Trading back in the NFL Draft doesn’t always equate to finding “a freak of nature,” but the Minnesota Vikings could find just that. In NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter’s latest mock draft, he has the Vikings landing South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori after a trade with the Buffalo Bills to move from the No.

Minnesota Vikings News / The Daily Norseman / April 20

Vikings Fans Divided on First Pick in 2025 NFL Draft

Where do we think the team should go first? It’s Draft Week, folks! Yes, this Thursday, the National Football League will kick off its annual selection meeting, and on Saturday it will all be over with and we’ll be wondering what the heck we’re supposed to do for the next three months until training camp starts.

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The 'NFL MVPs' quiz

How many of the NFL regular-season MVPs can you name in six minutes?

The 'AP NFL Comeback Players of the Year' quiz

The 'NFL quarterbacks with 10+ touchdowns in their final season' quiz

The 'Quarterbacks with the most passing yards in an NFL season' quiz

Minnesota Vikings News / Athlon Sports / April 20

Vikings Draft Nightmare Scenario Summed Up in One Sentence

In a draft where anything can happen, the Minnesota Vikings are hoping for the best, but should prepare for the worst. The Vikings only have four picks entering the 2025 NFL Draft and are likely favorites to make a move for more picks.

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Ranking all 32 of the NFL's current QB situations

With an established top tier and some young options revealing themselves last season, here is a look at where clubs' QB depth charts stand. Contracts and long-term outlooks do not factor in here; these rankings apply only to 2025 on-field capabilities.

Insider shares big Brock Purdy update ahead of start of offseason program

Did latest development change Steelers' opinion of Aaron Rodgers?

Former GM, NFL insider warn Steelers about Rodgers after latest comments

Browns' Joe Flacco discusses when teams should play young quarterbacks

Three potential landing spots for Eagles TE Dallas Goedert

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 20

All of the Vikings Draft Info that You Need to Know

Very likely, the draft nerds already have the details on lockdown. Everyone else can keep reading to get the Vikings draft info that’s needed ahead of the event.

Minnesota Vikings News / The Daily Norseman / April 20

Can you guess this Vikings running back in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Think you can figure out which Vikings player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game! Hey Vikings fans! We’re back for another day of the Daily Norseman in-5 daily trivia game.

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah News / purplePTSD.com / April 20

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s Best and Worst Draft Trades

Constrain things to just the swaps that have taken place during the actual drafts: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s history includes pulling off eleven trades. No doubt, the GM isn’t afraid of pulling off a deal if he feels as though it’s in the best interest of his team.

Minnesota Vikings News / Athlon Sports / April 19

Minnesota Vikings Should Re-Think Aaron Rodgers Stance

The Minnesota Vikings are currently expected to head into the 2025 NFL season with second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy as their starter. While he's a very talented player, he has not seen a single regular season snap and he missed his entire rookie year due to a knee injury.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 19

The Updated Vikings Roster Entering Draft Week

No organization spent more in this year’s free agency. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has invested over $300 million into the roster overhaul, adding some potential key pieces in Jonathan Allen, Javon Hargrave, Will Fries, and Ryan Kelly.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 19

A Vikings’ QB2 Candidate Reportedly Hit the Market

The Minnesota Vikings still have only two quarterbacks under contract for the 2025 season, most prominently, of course, J.J. McCarthy, a second-year player and suspected first-year starter.

Kwesi Adofo-Mensah News / purplePTSD.com / April 19

Where Did All the Vikings’ Picks Go? Here’s The Breakdown.

The Minnesota Vikings have never left an NFL Draft with fewer than five new players. That was the number of incoming selections in 2008 and 2009, in part because of the Jared Allen trade.

Minnesota Vikings News / NFL on ClutchPoints / April 19

Minnesota Vikings 2025 NFL Mock Draft

The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to build off what they did in the 2024 season. The Vikings started the season with a five-game winning streak and never looked back.

Jonathan Allen News / purplePTSD.com / April 19

Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen Were the Missing Pieces

Javon Hargrave was the “shocking” offseason acquisition (so far) by the Vikings back in March. It wasn’t because he wasn’t a fit or he wasn’t on anyone’s radar; it was because they had also signed Jonathan Allen to a multi-year commitment beforehand.

Minnesota Vikings News / The Daily Norseman / April 19

A Look at the 2025 Draft Class from the Vikings’ Perspective

Some insight into how the Vikings may navigate the draft The draft is just a week away and NFL teams, including the Minnesota Vikings, will have been busy putting the final touches on their draft board after completing all their Top 30 visits and other due diligence that has taken place in the weeks and months leading up to this draft.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 19

3 Vikings Draft Predictions: The RD1 Shock, Multiplying Picks, and Locked-In Positions

Admittedly, getting too frisky with the Vikings draft predictions can quickly lead to things getting out of hand. Even the most informed writers can get in trouble if there’s too much hubris standing behind the educated guesses.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 18

The Vikings’ Under-the-Radar QB2 Candidate

The Minnesota Vikings have only two quarterbacks under contract for the upcoming season, which is one or two short of the usual offseason number. J.J. McCarthy is expected to enter the starting lineup, and Brett Rypien, last year’s QB3, is the only other arm on the team.

Minnesota Vikings News / purplePTSD.com / April 18

Vikings GM Revives the Term “Champagne Problems”

In 2020, Taylor Swift released a song called Champagne Problems on her album Evermore. Here’s a passage: “You had a speech, you’re speechless Love slipped beyond your reaches And I couldn’t give a reason Champagne problems” One guy who also just gave a speech – but wasn’t speechless at all – is Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.

Minnesota Vikings News / A to Z Sports / April 18

Latest NFL Draft buzz sows the Minnesota Vikings may have a trade partner to move down in the first round after all

One of the things that I am tracking for the Minnesota Vikings is the potential to trade down in the NFL Draft. The Vikings only have four picks in the 2025 NFL Draft and would like to improve that number.

Dallas Turner News / Minnesota Vikings on SI / April 18

Do Vikings regret process that led to Dallas Turner and decimated draft capital?

The Vikings are less than a week away from kicking off a critical NFL draft — one where they need to add impactful young talent despite currently possessing the weakest collection of picks of any of the league's 32 teams.

Minnesota Vikings News / Athlon Sports / April 18

Trade Idea Lands Vikings With Former Second-Rounder to Join J.J. McCarthy

The Vikings are still looking to add a third quarterback before the 2025 season. J.J. McCarthy and Brett Rypien make up the current quarterback room. Minnesota lost Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones in free agency, as Darnold signed with the Seattle Seahawks and Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

Minnesota Vikings News / Minnesota Vikings on SI / April 18

Russini on Aaron Rodgers and the Vikings: 'I think there's still more to be told'

Almost every reputable reporter in the NFL insider industry seems to be in agreement that the Minnesota Vikings are moving forward with J.J. McCarthy as QB1.

Dalton Risner News / Minnesota Vikings on SI / April 18

Dalton Risner: Vikings have shown interest, but 'only to an extent'

With left guard Blake Brandel looming as the potential weak point on the Vikings' offensive line, one way for Minnesota to add competition at that spot would be to bring back Dalton Risner for a third consecutive season.

Minnesota Vikings News / NFL on ClutchPoints / April 17

Minnesota Vikings’ perfect 2025 NFL Draft trade

The Minnesota Vikings are coming off an excellent showing in 2024 that saw them become one of the dominant regular-season teams in the NFL. The Vikings finished the year with a 14-3 record, but when they dropped their Week 17 meeting with the Detroit Lions, they fell to second place in the NFC North.

Minnesota Vikings News / Yardbarker / April 17