Vikings, J.J. McCarthy agree to terms on full-guaranteed rookie contract

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with J.J. McCarthy, their top pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The deal is the standard four-year rookie contract, with a fifth year being a team option.

It is a fully guaranteed contract worth $21.85 million, including a $12.71 million signing bonus for McCarthy.

The talks between the two have been up and down but never got into any sort of bad blood or negative area between the team and their top pick. McCarthy has been active in the community, and the team has sung his praises all offseason. McCarthy is now officially signed to the team, meaning that when he reports on July 21 with the other rookies in this 2024 draft class, he can participate fully in camp.

With McCarthy being able to be a full-participant in camp, he is now expected to compete with veteran Sam Darnold for the starting job.

However, at the time of this article and signing, his draftmate, Dallas Turner, has yet to sign his rookie deal. Thus, Turner and Amarius Mims of the Bengals are now the only two unsigned first-round draft picks from the 2024 NFL Draft.