""First and foremost," O'Connell said, "he's got to get healthy. And then I don't think it's one of those things where it's, hey, he's healthy the night before a game, we're going to throw him out there and say, 'Hey, go figure it out' type of thing.""
""I think we saw, as phenomenal as he was getting prepared for the Atlanta game, he did miss practice that week," O'Connell said. "And when you're in the phase of building up the 10,000 reps and 1""
J.J. McCarthy is no longer wearing a boot on his sprained right ankle and the Vikings aim to get him up to speed quickly. McCarthy has been ruled out for this week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Kevin O'Connell declined to commit to McCarthy immediately resuming the starting role once fully healthy, stressing the need for true mobility and practice availability. Backup Carson Wentz led a 48-10 victory over the Bengals, throwing for 173 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers. McCarthy missed a Sept. 11 practice during prep for Week 2 and later reported heavy ankle soreness.
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