Vikings keep QBs J.J. McCarthy, Max Brosmer on 53-man roster — for now

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings finalized their preliminary 53-man roster Sunday night. It options 4 quarterbacks, together with 2024 first-round decide J.J. McCarthy and former undrafted free-agent signing Max Brosmer.

Veteran Carson Wentz can be part of the group that can again up starter Kyler Murray. As of final week, Minnesota had not finalized who would occupy the backup spot.

Many across the NFL believed the Vikings would discover commerce alternatives with McCarthy forward of Sunday’s roster cutdown deadline. He didn’t play in Friday’s preseason finale in opposition to the Denver Broncos. He was not snug sufficient to play with an ankle damage, a number of group sources advised The Athletic on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t approved to talk publicly in regards to the state of affairs. The inactive recreation day standing adopted every week of murkiness round McCarthy.

Brosmer, 25, accomplished 20 of his 35 passes Friday evening. The group believed in his potential when it initially signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota. Injuries thrust him into motion sooner than the Vikings hoped, whereas a thumb damage prevented him from taking part in extra within the preseason.

It could be uncommon for the Vikings to proceed with 4 quarterbacks through the 2026 season, and it’s an open query whether or not they’ll. McCarthy, 23, is getting into his third season with roster management by 2027. His lackluster 2025 efficiency impressed the group’s resolution to signal Murray this spring.