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Pelissero: Vikings Not Pursuing Aaron Rodgers, Moving Forward With J.J. McCarthy

While Aaron Rodgers may have preferred to play for the Minnesota Vikings in 2025, it doesn’t sound as if that’s going to happen. The Vikings are not pursuing Rodgers, per NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, telling teams that they’re moving forward with 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy as their quarterback.

The #Vikings have rejected multiple trade calls on J.J. McCarthy, telling other teams they’re moving forward with him as their quarterback, sources say.

The team plans to add a veteran. But they’re not pursuing Aaron Rodgers at this time. McCarthy now enters the offseason as… pic.