Giants get backup QB help from Vikes
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The New York Giants acquired quarterback J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick on Monday, adding another young player at the most important position in football less than a week after learning Jaxson Dart would be out for at least the rest of the regular season because of a knee injury.
McCarthy, the 10th pick in the 2024 draft, gets a change of scenery after losing the starting job in Minnesota to Kyler Murray and falling behind Carson Wentz on the depth chart. McCarthy started 10 games last season, completing 57.6% of his passes for 1,632 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
"Nothing about this changes the way I feel about J.J. or the hopes I have for him," said Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, who had what he called an emotional 1-on-1 meeting with McCarthy about the trade. "I think it's a good opportunity in New York and, as I told him, I'll be pulling for him like crazy to see him go and do well and apply a lot of the things that we talked about in his period of time here."
McCarthy was the fifth quarterback taken among the record six selected in the first 12 picks in the 2024 draft.
He missed what would have been his rookie season after injuring his right knee. He was picked a year ahead of Dart, but each was born in 2003, with McCarthy being just four months older.
No Baker in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers couldn't win with Baker Mayfield. Now, they have to try to win without him. Mayfield is expected to miss at least three weeks after dislocating his right thumb on Sunday in Tampa Bay's loss to Minnesota. Undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels will start next week against the Green Bay Packers. Daniels played six seasons at Kansas and beat out veteran Jake Browning for the backup job in training camp. It can't get much worse for the Buccaneers, who are 0-3 for the first time since 2014 and have lost 10 of their past 12 games since a 6-2 start last season.
Achane done
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins showed improvement in Sunday's 24-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but they will be without De'Von Achane for the rest of the season after the star running back suffered a torn ACL.
The knee injury happened on an 11-yard run on Miami's first drive. Achane was expected have a hefty workload this season for the new-look Dolphins.
They will now turn to backup Jaylen Wright -- who was inactive on Sunday because of a stinger -- and second-year running back Ollie Gordon, who had 17 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Malik Washington also ran the ball out of the backfield on Sunday.
Take down video?
NEW YORK -- The NFL has asked the Department of Homeland Security to take down a video on social media showing highlights of Hall of Fame safety Brian Dawkins in reference to a purported caravan of immigrants approaching the U.S. border.
The video posted on Sunday shows Dawkins' pregame walkout as he chants "The time has come," followed by a series of big hits. The DHS post includes the caption "Our time has come."
"The league has requested the DHS take down the video," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Monday.
Dawkins was a nine-time Pro Bowler and five time All-Pro safety during 16 NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos before retiring in 2011.
DHS released a statement saying the United States Border Patrol "is actively tracking" a group of migrants coming from Honduras and used football jargon to add the department "is playing lockdown defense" at the border.
The statement did not address the NFL's request to take down the video, which had not been deleted as of Monday evening.