The Minnesota Vikings selected Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday, and despite their desperate need for a quarterback, it doesn't sound as though McCarthy will be thrust into action before he is ready.
Per ESPN's Kevin Seifert, Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah made it clear Friday that the organization is content to take a slow and steady approach, saying: "We're not going to rush his development. We're just going to do what's best for the Vikings in the short and long term."
Adofo-Mensah went on to say that he and head coach Kevin O'Connell have been ironing out the process of developing a young quarterback for quite some time, noting that their goal is for the organization to avoid doing anything that stunts McCarthy's growth:
"We talked about these things.