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Minnesota Vikings HC on selecting J.J. McCarthy: ‘Checked all the boxes, and then some’

The Michigan Wolverines 2024 NFL Draft efforts this weekend are headlined by quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who went No. 10 overall to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. The team is over the moon about getting its quarterback of the future without having to mortgage a ton of draft capital, which was speculated during the process. McCarthy was introduced to the Minnesota media on Friday, and his new head coach Kevin O’Connell spoke about him as a player during ESPN’s NFL Draft broadcast on Saturday afternoon. “It was great having him in the building yesterday and the feeling of knowing he’s p…