EAGAN, Minn. -- J.J. McCarthy stepped to the microphones with a bounce in his step.
"Feels like the last day of school," the Minnesota Vikings' rookie quarterback said as the team wrapped up OTAs earlier this month.
McCarthy, however, was already planning to create and attend what he called "summer school." After an offseason of crisscrossing the country for NFL draft prep, McCarthy said he planned to spend most of June and July in Minnesota, exploring his new home and spending time with his fiancée -- who had previously (and gallantly) agreed to read him the Vikings' play sheet on a nightly basis so he could repeat it aloud as he learned the Vikings' scheme.