It's unclear how long McCarthy will be sidelined as doctors will find out if he needs a complete repair of the meniscus or just a trim.
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Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy to undergo knee surgery for meniscus tear
J.J. McCarthy's status for the 2024 season is in flux. The Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback tore his meniscus and will undergo knee surgery, head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters on Tuesday. While McCarthy will be sidelined, it's unclear how long he'll be out. Doctors won't be able to determine if McCarthy's injured meniscus will need a trim or a complete repair. A trimming of the meniscus would only sideline him for four to six weeks according to NFL media. A complete repair of the meniscus would likely sideline him for longer than that. McCarthy suffered the injury during the Vikings pre-season win over at the Las Vegas Raiders. It's unclear when the injury happened, but O'Connell told reporters that McCarthy sent his knee was sore at one point during the game. McCarthy threw for 188 yards, two touchdowns in an interception. With Tuesday's news, Sam Darnold will almost certainly be the Viking starting QB in week one. Even though the Vikings took McCarthy with the tenth pick in the NFL draft, Darnold has been the favorite to win the job as he's been working with the starting unit. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV. I'm sure by now you've all got back into your Sunday routines, but they could be even better. With NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTube TV, you get the most live NFL games all in one place every game, every Sunday, and you can even watch up to four different games at once with multi-view, one of my favorite inventions of this decade. It's exactly what you need to catch all the action. Make your Sunday's more magical. And also, YouTube TV is great. I got it this year. It's awesome. Sign up now at youtube.com/BS device and content restrictions apply local and national games on YouTube TV and a false Sunday ticket for out-of-market games excludes digital-only games. The Brandon Iuke saga might be finally nearing its end. The Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers have a trade in place involving the Star-wide receiver, NFL Media reported Tuesday. Additionally, Pittsburgh feels it is in a good place to get an extension done with Iuke. As it awaits, San Francisco to give a final sign-off on the trade, NFL Media added in its report. The 49ers also revamped their efforts to keep Iuke last week, reports indicated San Francisco still has a long-term offer on the table for Iuke, NFL Media added in its report on Tuesday. Iuke has been holding in the 49ers training camp as he seeks a new deal. He reportedly requested a trade before the start of training camp in July. For the latest NFL news, head over to foxports.com or download the Fox Sports app. Meanwhile, USA Gymnastics is still continuing its efforts to preserve Jordan Child's bronze medal win in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. However, an arbitration panel wouldn't reconsider its decision asking Child's to return her bronze medal, USA Gymnastics shared Tuesday. USA Gymnastics said in a statement, quote, "We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, to ensure the just-scoring placement and medal award for Jordan. The court of arbitration for sport, voided an on-floor appeal from Child's coach that vaultred her to third, saying the appeal came four seconds beyond the one-minute time limit for scoring inquiries. I'm Joe Morgan. [MUSIC]