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The pretend drama about Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s weight didn’t final lengthy, and now it’s lifeless.
The J.J. McCarthy Controversy Dies Onerous
Unsurprisingly, the entire thing was a complete nothingburger.
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Inside the previous couple of weeks, some media voices speculated that McCarthy’s weight reduction throughout his torn meniscus restoration could be a trigger for concern. He reportedly dipped underneath 200 kilos — when an NFL quarterback of his peak needs to be nearer to 220.
However Star Tribune‘s Ben Goessling tweeted Tuesday, “Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is back over 200 pounds, as he continues his return from his meniscus surgery in August. He could be a regular participant in the team’s offseason program when it starts in April.”
Goessling added that McCarthy is “approaching his pre-draft weight of 218 pounds now that he’s resumed strength training after his rehab.”
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So, like pretend Justin Jefferson commerce rumors final yr or bogus Kevin O’Connell commerce theories this yr, McCarthy’s weight will fall on the ash heap of failed conspiratorial considering. Shock, shock.
The place did this weight kerfuffle come from? Two weeks in the past, Washington Publish’s Jason La Canfora wrote, “Sam Darnold’s brutal play in Week 18 and the playoffs had many writing him off in Minnesota. Not so fast. Several executives from QB-needy teams, who would have at least some interest in Darnold, suggested he’s not going anywhere. I hear that J.J. McCarthy, who lost his entire rookie year to injury, still has significant work to do to rebuild his body, let alone adjust to the NFL.”
It’s common for an NFL participant’s weight to fluctuate — up or down — throughout an damage restoration, and it’s not just like the common season kicked off in mid-February. McCarthy has loads of time — like six months — to return to kind.
Minnesota 2024 NFL Draft. Watch as QB J.J. McCarthy addressed the media from the TCO Efficiency Middle on Friday. The Vikings traded up one spot on the draftboard with the New York Jets for McCarthy.
Naturally, of us used social media to specific befuddlement about McCarthy’s weight, deeming it a doable concern.
In November, McCarthy underwent a second process on his knee to cut back some swelling, prompting NFL media to name the occasion “another surgery.” That made McCarthy’s restoration sound prefer it encountered a setback. In actuality, McCarthy is trending to return on a typical meniscus restoration timeline, and the fears of a “second surgery” have been additionally a nothingburger.
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NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero wrote on Tremendous Bowl Sunday, “McCarthy, who had a full repair of his torn meniscus in August and an additional procedure in November, is expected to begin football drills in the next few weeks and should be ready to roll by OTAs in May.”
McCarthy is totally on monitor to be prepared for spring — all unusual theories be damned.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his every day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The present options company, evaluation, and opinion on all issues associated to the purple group, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doorways (the band). He follows the NBA as intently because the NFL.
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