There have been conflicting reports coming out of the Minnesota Vikings' training camp on former Michigan star J.J. McCarthy. The reality is, McCarthy has a chance of being an above-average quarterback. The issue, however, and something that Vikings fans might not want to hear, is that he's coming off a tough injury.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms explain why it’ll serve J.J. McCarthy well getting preseason reps after his injury last year.

Everything the Vikings are doing is with Week 1 against the Chicago Bears at the forefront of their mind. Here are more takeaways from Day 10 of training camp: After arguably his best showing of training camp over the weekend, McCarthy had some ups and downs under the lights at the annual night practice.

The young quarterback has had his ups and downs in training camp, but coach Kevin O'Connell seems more excited than concerned.

The Minnesota Vikings are in the middle of training camp at TCO Performance Center in Eagan, and there might not be a greater spotlight than the one on J.J. McCarthy.

Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson missed practice on Monday after suffering a lower-body injury on the weekend, according to multiple reports.

Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson is out of practice today with an injury. Hockenson was injured on Saturday and is out at least for today. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell referred to Hockenson's injury as a "hip,

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell eased fears with a positive update on Monday about T.J. Hockenson after he left Saturday's training camp practice early.