McCarthy got his first reps with the ones, but it was Sam Darnold who had a better day on Friday.
At 4:30 p.m. central time on Friday, August 2, Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy took his first-ever reps with the first-team offense. Two of them, to be exact, in an 11-on-11 red zone period.
There was a sack on Darnold. Then a sack on McCarthy. Then a completion to Johnny Mundt — which was negated by a false start. At one point, the defense blew up two consecutive screens to Aaron Jones; Dwight McGlothern and Brian Asamoah II were there to greet Jones as soon as he caught the ball on consecutive plays. It was constant pressure, and the period fittingly ended with Mullens tripping over an offensive lineman's foot and falling over right after taking a snap.
To end the day, the Vikings did a situational one-minute drill where the offense trailed 27-21 and had one timeout. Darnold marched the first-team offense down the field against the first-team defense, hitting Jefferson for a big gain on a crossing route before finding Addison for a touchdown. Both throws came with Akayleb Evans a half-step behind in coverage.
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