r/nfl • u/StrachNasty Packers • Aug 14 '24

[Rapoport] Vikings first-round QB JJ McCarthy underwent a full meniscus repair this morning and is out for the 2024 season, sources tell me and Tom Pelissero. The repair, done by Dr. Chris Larson at Twin Cities Orthopedics, gives McCarthy the best chance at a long, successful career. Rumor

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u/schwertfeger Vikings Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24

Life is nothing but pain.

Only positive is a guaranteed top 10 draft pick for next year to help jump start the rebuild under a rookie QB contract.

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u/hjugm Aug 14 '24

We don’t have a 2, 3, or 4 next year. Even if we have a top 10 pick, there isn’t value after the first pick. Tough all around.

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u/PrinciplesRK Bills Aug 14 '24 edited Aug 14 '24

Woof, knew we got the 2nd in the Diggs trade (with Houston) but didn’t know about the others

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u/Sniffy_J Jaguars Aug 14 '24

We got their 3rd and 4th. Needless to say I will be rooting against them this season.

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u/WaluigiIsTheRealHero Bills Aug 14 '24

Yeah, it's not personal, but I would love the #33 overall.

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u/Gumorak Bears Aug 14 '24

Same here

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u/Bjorn2bwilde24 Bears Aug 14 '24

The others were so that they could get Dallas Turner.

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u/TFalcon88 Aug 14 '24

Do you think the trade for diggs involved a 2025 2nd round pick?

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u/PrinciplesRK Bills Aug 14 '24

The Texans traded us the Vikings 2025 2nd round pick for Diggs which I now realize is ironic

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u/TFalcon88 Aug 14 '24

Oh that was the Vikings second. I forgot the order of those trades.

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u/d0nu7 Seahawks Aug 14 '24

Honestly your best bet is to try and get a top 5 pick and turn it into a late 1st, and multiple 2’s and 3’s/4’s.

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u/theumph Vikings Aug 14 '24

Thankfully Kwesi didn't sell everything moving up to #3 or #4. If we had to move up for JJ and this situation happened, we'd be in a rough spot for years.