Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell revealed on Monday that starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy is dealing with a high ankle sprain and will miss their Week 3 home matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday. O’Connell said that he doesn’t expect the young QB to be placed on IR, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported afterwards that he could miss 2-4 weeks.
McCarthy sustained the injury during the team’s 22-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The second-year quarterback had an extremely rough outing in the primetime matchup, going 11-21 for 158 yards with two interceptions while taking six sacks and 11 QB hits throughout the evening. The beating
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