The Minnesota Vikings need to select this Tennessee Volunteer during the 2025 NFL draft. The 2025 NFL draft is less than a month away, which means franchises are working on zeroing in the prospects they hope to be able to select during this year's draft and which positions they feel the need to address during the big event.

The Minnesota Vikings have decided to place their trust in J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback for the 2025 NFL season, officially ruling out the addition of veteran Aaron Rodgers. This decision highlights the team's confidence in the young passer and their commitment to developing internal talent.

"J.J. is having a great offseason," O'Connell told NFL Network of the second-year quarterback. "Hopefully he ends up being our starting quarterback. He's in a great position to do that." O'Connell added that the Vikings have "had a quarterback plan in place" since Kirk Cousins ' departure last offseason.

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur commented Tuesday on the possibility of former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers signing with the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings in free agency. Speaking to reporters at the league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, LaFleur said the following about the idea of Rodgers donning Vikings purple:

Though it's a long shot, here's why Aaron Rodgers winding up a Viking "would be a hell of a story" according to his former Packers coach.

With options limited, do the Vikings turn to Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins or someone else to back up J.J. McCarthy?, asks Jim Souhan.