00:00Are the Minnesota Vikings lying about J.J. McCarthy's ankle injury so they can bench him?
00:06Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is expected to miss between two to four weeks with an injury.
00:11The team announced Carson Wentz as the starting quarterback for this coming Sunday as their 22-year-old first-round pick recovers from a sprained ankle.
00:20Some people are not convinced.
00:22There is growing suspicion that the Vikings are hiding behind a phantom injury,
00:25that the NFL franchise is actually using this ankle sprain as an excuse to bench McCarthy for Wentz after poor play.
00:33The first two games of McCarthy's career yielded mixed results.
00:37He completed only 13 of 20 pass attempts for 143 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception against Chicago,
00:45a game won more due to Chicago's collapse.
00:47Despite the win, week two was rough, with McCarthy completing just 11 of 21 attempts for 158 yards and two interceptions in a loss to Atlanta.
00:58As a rookie, growing pains are expected.
01:01Minnesota may favor experience, and Wentz could make history by starting for his sixth team.
01:06Kevin O'Connell stated that J.J. McCarthy came in sore with an ankle sprain.
01:10The Vikings are not expecting his return this Sunday against the Bengals, planning to manage without him for several weeks.
01:17Despite speculation of strategic benching, it's doubtful Minnesota would replace McCarthy after two starts and a comeback victory.
01:24It appears as though J.J. McCarthy suffered his ankle sprain at the start of the fourth quarter.
01:29If that is true, I am not surprised he was able to finish the game.
01:33An ankle sprain hurts a little bit less on day one than it does on day two.
01:37The blood is flowing.
01:38It is loose.
01:39I am sure it was taped.
01:41As soon as someone allows that ankle sprain to rest, it tightens up, swells, and hurts even more.
01:47That seems to be what happened with J.J. McCarthy.
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