J.J. McCarthy’s honest thoughts about his ankle injury sparks speculation about him sitting out longer than we initially thought

We are getting worried over a comment that is a nothing burger.

Tyler Forness — NFL & College Football News Writer
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J.J. McCarthy talking to the media on Wednesday, October 15th after practice at TCO Performance Center.
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The entire situation with the Minnesota Vikings’ starting quarterback is frustrating.

We know that J.J. McCarthy is still healing from his ankle injury, and he said it’s not 100% yet. It wasn’t necessarily the 100% aspect of the comment that raised some eyebrows, but he mentioned that he got second opinions on the injury.

“The way it felt, it’s kind of uncertain. I’ve never felt a high ankle before. I’ve had low ankles, but just based off of what a lot of well-respected second opinions have said, they said it’s four to six, two to six, all this stuff,” said McCarthy. “So I feel like it was going to be in that range, and we’re still in that range, and it’s unfortunate. They’re really annoying injuries, but yeah, we’re just continuing to work to get to 100% as quick as possible.”

J.J. McCarthy sends major worries across the internet about ankle injury

McCarthy, using the wording “second opinion,” raised some serious questions across the fanbase.

There is some truth to what the above tweet says. Usually, when you get a second opinion, the initial diagnosis was not what you wanted. It’s rarely a good thing to get a second opinion, but you can get positive results.

Here’s where the second-opinion thing doesn’t matter much: they got those opinions weeks ago.

We aren’t talking about McCarthy getting a second opinion a few days ago when he’s already four weeks into his healing process. They got those opinions when the injury happened, to better understand how it will actually impact his return. A high ankle sprain is tough for any player to deal with, especially at the quarterback position, when you move in short spaces and use your base to throw the ball.

If McCarthy isn’t 100% going into Sunday, there is a good chance that Carson Wentz gets the start. However, if he practices over the next few days and shows significant improvement with his ankle, he will likely get the start. Kevin O’Connell will do the right thing for McCarthy’s future and avoid a potential setback.

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