Minnesota Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer (12) hands the ball off to Minnesota Vikings running back Zavier Scott (36) in the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. The New England Patriots beat the Vikings, 20-12.

The Minnesota Vikings have been without Justin Jefferson for almost a month but his return from a hamstring injury now appears imminent.

The Vikings obviously have the option to look for a quarterback elsewhere around the NFL, but they've already invested a fifth-round pick in Howell, so they might as well give him a true chance. Starting the season with McCarthy, Howell and Brosmer as their three quarterbacks on the active roster seems like the most likely outcome.

Saturday, August 16thTime: 1:00 p.m. ETTV Channel: NFL Network Alternate 1, FOX 9 (Minnesota)Live Stream: fuboTV

The Vikings aren’t the only football team adding male cheerleaders. At least 10 NFL teams have male cheerleaders in their 2025 rosters. In 2019 the Los Angeles Rams had two male cheerleaders with

Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn debuted as Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders, facing online backlash that prompted Shiek to respond with a defiant Instagram

At Sports Illustrated, their very own Connor Orr took on the task of predicting the entire NFL season. All 272 games, for all 32 franchises. The end result is one that not every fan base will be happy about, such as the Minnesota Vikings ' one.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell cursed on live broadcast after spotting an illegal motion penalty during a mic'd up segment in preseason loss to Patriots.