J.J. McCarthy Injury Status and History

Injury status

Injury history

1. Sep 28, 2026Active

   The Giants acquired McCarthy from the Vikings on Monday in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

   ESPN / NYG

2. Sep 28, 2026Active

   ESPN / MIN

3. Sep 27, 2026Out Other

   inactive

   ESPN / MIN

4. Sep 13, 2026Active

   McCarthy (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Vikings' emergency third quarterback against the Packers on Sunday, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.

   ESPN / MIN

5. Sep 13, 2026Out Other

   McCarthy (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Vikings' emergency third quarterback against the Packers on Sunday, Craig Peters of the Vikings' official site reports.

   ESPN / MIN

6. Sep 13, 2026Out Other

   inactive

   ESPN / MIN

7. Sep 9, 2026Active

   activated (off SDIO injured list)

   sdio / MIN

8. Sep 9, 2026Active

   Head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Wednesday that McCarthy will serve as the Vikings' third-string quarterback for Sunday's season opener versus the Packers.

   ESPN / MIN

9. Aug 31, 2026Questionable Ankle

   Ankle

   sdio / MIN

10. Aug 13, 2026Active

    McCarthy told reporters Wednesday that he wants to remain in Minnesota despite losing the Vikings' quarterback competition to Kyler Murray, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.

    ESPN / MIN

11. Aug 11, 2026Active

    The Vikings have named McCarthy's teammate Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    ESPN / MIN

12. Aug 7, 2026Active

    McCarthy has taken around one-third of the first-team snaps at training camp so far, according to ESPN's Kevin Seifert.

    ESPN / MIN