Vikings sign Carson Wentz to 1-year deal as they continue add veteran depth around JJ McCarthy

The Minnesota Vikings person made different summation to their backmost room.

After signing Kyler Murray to a one-year statement past week, nan Vikings announced they signed Carson Wentz to a one-year woody connected Thursday. Wentz spent past play pinch nan Vikings arsenic a backup to J.J. McCarthy.

With nan summation of Murray and nan return of Wentz, nan Vikings person added title for McCarthy while ensuring they person value backup backmost options. Murray and McCarthy will compete for nan starting backmost job, while Wentz will service arsenic 1 of nan team’s backups.

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Minnesota Vikings backmost Carson Wentz (11) drops backmost to walk against nan Los Angeles Chargers during nan first half astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Oct. 23, 2025. (Gary A. Vasquez/Imagn Images)

Wentz started 5 games past season, and nan squad went 2-3 successful his starts. He completed 65.1% of his passes for 1,216 yards pinch six touchdowns and 5 interceptions. His play ended erstwhile he sustained a dislocated shoulder.

The 33-year-old tried to play done nan wounded earlier yet undergoing room connected nan dislocation, a torn labrum, and a fracture successful nan shoulder.

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Minnesota Vikings backmost Carson Wentz (11) passes nan shot during nan first half of nan NFL crippled betwixt nan Minnesota Vikings and nan Cleveland Browns astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London, England, connected Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

After Wentz sewage injured, and later McCarthy sewage injured for a 2nd clip past season, nan Vikings were forced to commencement undrafted rookie Max Brosmer for 2 games, which were some losses. With Murray, Wentz, and McCarthy, nan squad is amended equipped to past backmost injuries, which is pertinent because Murray and McCarthy some person lengthy wounded histories.

Murray was constricted to 5 games past play pinch a ft wounded and has only played a afloat play erstwhile successful nan past 4 seasons, playing 11 games successful 2022, 8 successful 2023, 17 successful 2024, and 5 past season.

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Minnesota Vikings backmost Carson Wentz (11) passes nan shot against nan Cleveland Browns during nan first 4th of an NFL International Series crippled astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London, England, connected Oct. 5, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

McCarthy, connected nan different hand, missed his full rookie play aft tearing his meniscus successful nan preseason. He missed six games astatine nan opening of past twelvemonth pinch a precocious ankle sprain, 1 pinch a concussion, and different pinch a hairline fracture successful his correct hand.

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