Nearly one year to the day since he suffered a torn meniscus in his Minnesota Vikings preseason debut, J.J. McCarthy will return to game action, with coach Kevin O'Connell announcing his new starting quarterback will indeed play in the team's preseason opener Saturday against the Houston Texans.

The J.J. McCarthy era will begin on Saturday, as the Minnesota Vikings plan to play the quarterback against the Houston Texans in the team's preseason opener.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy's long wait for game action is set to end on Saturday. Head coach Kevin O'Connell said that the plan is for McCarthy to play against the Texans in Minnesota's preseason opener.

Football is finally upon us, and we get to look ahead and preview the Vikings ' preseason matchup against the Texans. Fans have been waiting to get the gross taste out of their mouth from how the 2024 season ended with the playoff loss to the Rams. This Saturday, they will finally get to do that.

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In the case of the Vikings, they have a general manager who has done a tremendous job of using the cap to his advantage while building a roster that is on the cusp of a Super Bowl now. Bleacher Report did the work to compile the salary cap situations for all 32 teams,