O'Connell, who said McCarthy is having a "great start" to his offseason program, told Eisen that Vikings fans shouldn't be worried about the number of snaps McCarthy takes with the starters.

Kevin O'Connell couldn't help himself. At first, when speaking on The Rich Eisen Show this week, the Vikings head coach was non-committal on J.J. McCarthy's status as starting quarterback. Minnesota traded for Sam Howell during the NFL Draft, maybe creating a bit of sense of competition.

Shortly after the Minnesota Vikings let quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones leave via free agency in March, reports indicated that head coach Kevin O'Connell could have 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy compete for the starting job this summer.