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ArticleMcCarthy’s misses stand out for Vikings in preseason lossQB McCarthy’s misses s...Captured August 23, 2026
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a couple of hard hits left him walking gingerly off the field; The 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft, who missed his rookie year while recovering from knee surgery and was limited by 10 starts last season because of multiple injuries

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Negative signalInjury

McCarthy's injury history and hard hits in preseason raise durability concerns.

McCarthy was pulled from the game after a couple of hard hits left him walking gingerly off the field, despite coach Kevin O'Connell having planned to give him more playing time. The 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft missed his rookie year recovering from knee surgery and was limited to 10 starts last season because of multiple injuries.

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