The progress of starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been the talk of training camp at TCO Performance Center. Whether the Vikings had a good practice or a bad one can often be reduced to how McCarthy performed in the heat of battle.

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.

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.

Four-time Pro Bowl linebacker Anthony Barr, who spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, is hanging up his helmet.

Anthony Barr, who spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Vikings, is retiring, according to a social media post from his charity, Raise the Barr.

Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker and four-time Pro Bowler Anthony Barr is set to retire from the NFL, his nonprofit organization Raise The Barr announced Monday. Barr, 33, spent nine of his 10 NFL seasons with the Vikings after being selected ninth overall in the 2014 NFL Draft out of UCLA.