First major trade of NFL season is here as Giants acquire JJ McCarthy from Vikings

The New York Giants acquired quarterback JJ McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick, adding another young player at the most important position in football less than a week after learning Jaxson Dart would be out for at least the rest of the regular season.

The Vikings announced the trade Monday pending McCarthy passing a physical. Dart had surgery last week on his left knee after getting injured early in a loss at the Los Angeles Rams.

Jameis Winston started and the Giants beat Tennessee on Sunday, despite not scoring a touchdown and having just 238 yards of offense. Coach John Harbaugh said afterward that Winston would get the nod again this Sunday against Arizona but hinted that the Giants were not content to stand pat in Dart’s absence.

“The plans are the plans,” Harbaugh said. “The opportunities that you have are the opportunities you have. No matter what, we’re going to do everything we can to make our team as strong as we can based on what options we have.”

The first opportunity turned out to be adding McCarthy, the 10th pick in the 2024 draft who lost the starting job in Minnesota to Kyler Murray and fell behind Carson Wentz on the depth chart. McCarthy started 10 games last season, completing 57.6% of his passes for 1,632 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

McCarthy missed what would have been his rookie season after injuring his right knee. He was picked a year ahead of Dart, but each was born in 2003, with McCarthy being just four months older.

Long term, that sets up a fascinating situation for New York. For now, McCarthy provides competition for Winston, and it’s not out of the realm of possibility that another QB is added to the mix.

The Vikings sold low on a player who led Michigan to the national title in his final college season and was once considered a big part of Minnesota’s future.

纽约巨人队用 2027 年第五轮选秀权从明尼苏达维京人队换来了四分卫 JJ McCarthy，在得知 Jaxson Dart 将至少缺席本赛季剩余的常规赛不到一周后，又在橄榄球最重要的位置上增加了一名年轻球员。

维京人队周一宣布了这笔交易，但需等待麦卡锡通过体检。达特上周在对阵洛杉矶公羊队的比赛中左膝受伤，之后接受了手术。

尽管杰米斯·温斯顿首发出场，巨人队周日仍战胜了田纳西泰坦队，但全场进攻仅推进238码，且未能达阵得分。赛后，主教练约翰·哈博表示，本周日对阵亚利桑那红雀队的比赛中，温斯顿仍将首发，但他暗示，在达特缺阵的情况下，巨人队并不满足于现状。

“计划就是计划，”哈博说道。“机会就是机会。无论如何，我们都会尽一切努力，利用现有的资源，让球队尽可能强大。”

第一个机会便是签下麦卡锡，这位2024年选秀大会的第十顺位新秀在明尼苏达维京人队失去了首发位置，被凯勒·穆雷取代，并且在球队阵容深度榜上也落后于卡森·温茨。麦卡锡上赛季首发10场比赛，传球成功率为57.6%，传球码数为1632码，完成11次达阵，但也出现了12次被拦截。

麦卡锡因右膝受伤错过了他的新秀赛季。他比达特早一年被选中，但两人都出生于2003年，麦卡锡只比达特大四个月。

从长远来看，这会给纽约带来一个有趣的局面。就目前而言，麦卡锡将与温斯顿展开竞争，而且球队再引进一名四分卫也并非不可能。

维京人队低价出售了一名球员，该球员在大学最后一个赛季带领密歇根大学获得了全国冠军，并且一度被认为是明尼苏达未来的重要组成部分。