What torn meniscus means for J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack the news J.J. McCarthy will undergo surgery for a torn meniscus, map out how this could affect his rookie season. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #NFL #minnesotavikings

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What torn meniscus means for J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

[hoffy]

Summer of '07 I had a bucket handle tear of the lateral meniscus in me left knee. That shit was one of the worst pains in my life and took what felt like a lifetime to recover. My knee hasn't been the same since

[DatDamnLlama]

The plan really doesn't change. Darnold was supposed to be the starter the whole time. KOC originally didn't want JJ out there the first year.

[WackoMac]

Kirk will be off the books next season, cant believe the vikes kicked the can so long with that dude.

[enemycap]

Florio looks like hes on the verge of tears

[ThisIsHarderThanIThought]

the bradford injury, the bridgewater injury, the kyle sloter debacle, now the mccarthy debacle...what else can go wrong...the QB jinx continue? hopefully darnold will change the QB narrative of badluck

[tedmich]

Maybe having a plastic carpet field and practice facility might play a role?

[REE_III]

Chris Simms is great. I don't always agree with him, but he is a brilliant football mind and does exceptional analysis and break-downs. Florio is intolerable without Simms. I can't watch Florio with anyone else.

[tubemarcus]

You can see the pain in Florio's eyes.

[heinzbucksandcastle]

Everybody saw that rookie play and we got juiced for 2 whole days, yuk!

[NairobiDino]

This will be the making of JJ, Sam the Man, and the Vikings! You heard it here first!

[notme]

Wahh our qb who wasn't supposed to start got hurt and now he isn't going to start

Grow a pair. Everything he has done so far indicates he is our guy. He is 21 years old. He still needs some time. Everything is going to be just fine.

[kevinray]

If Sam goes down or sucks, we have 2023 all over again..

[michaeljohnson]

KOC and the Chuck and duck offense. In less than three years every QB that has played except Passtronaut has been injured in some capacity. Sidenote the dumb trick play vs Denver almost got the passtronaut decapitated. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[oterordRD]

Our Minnesota Vikings are cursed. Every year, they have something devastating happened 💔 😢, and come on, Sam we need you to prove what your made of the offense is the best I have seen in years.

[mt_baldwin]

Done for the year. Also even before this though, classic Vikings thinking: "We have the best situation EVER for a rookie QB.... so we've decided to sit him in favor of a huge draft bust!"

[Jasmine-jlkb]

I don’t wanna hear another word from the NFL about player safety until they remove turf from all NFL stadiums

[Alf]

The Vikings need to go full tank mode. Sam Darnold is not going to elevate them above the Packers or Lions, maybe even the Bears.

[michaelscalzo]

When will Chris call Sam terrible and not his situation

[MT-orlv]

wait, did he just say "the good surgery"...wtf?!. Who asks for or want's the "bad" surgery?

[airwess]

Meniscus tears are no big deal, but they take nearly a year to fully heal before you can go 100%. If Darnold does what he's advertised to do, then this might be a blessing in disguise. None of it matters though because the interior lines are the worst in NFL history. This team is lucky to win 5 games. Until Kwestard is gone, this team will continue to decline.