Following Sam Darnold's decision to leave town to sign with the Seattle Seahawks on a three-year, $100.5 million contract, McCarthy is the best quarterback in town. Also, the Vikings turned down the opportunity to pursue a short-term deal with future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

There have been a lot of questions around Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy this offseason. He himself has no doubts about his future with the team.

"I know I'm ready to start. All the work I put in and the confidence in my skills and abilities, being able to do my job and simplify things. Take it one day at a time, one play at a time," McCarthy said, via Fox9 in Minnesota. "I have a tremendous coaching staff, a tremendous group of guys around me that I can lean on, and they can lean on me."