Aaron Rodgers still an implied Vikings free agent option with ex-Michigan star J.J. McCarthy not promised starting job

The Aaron Rodgers-Vikings rumor is not dormant yet.

The New York Post’s Justin Tasch acknowledged that Russell Wilson’s signing with the Giants and hinted that the Steelers oregon status are Rodgers’ lone options, but Tasch besides near the doorway unfastened for the Vikings to look arsenic a possibility.

Especially since J.J. McCarthy hasn’t been handed the QB1 relation successful Minnesota.

“The Athletic reported earlier this period that Rodgers wanted to articulation the Vikings, a squad coming disconnected a 14-win play that would correspond his top accidental astatine returning to the Super Bowl,” Tasch wrote.

“With Sam Darnold leaving for the Seahawks and J.J. McCarthy having missed his full rookie play pursuing genu surgery, Rodgers would springiness caput manager Kevin O’Connell and Co. much clip to hole McCarthy.

“But NFL Network past reported past week that the Vikings were ‘not pursuing’ Rodgers, intending to rotation with McCarthy arsenic the team’s starter.

“If that is genuinely the plan, however, cipher told McCarthy.

“The 22-year-old said successful an interrogation with Kay Adams connected her ‘Up & Adams’ amusement that the Vikings ‘haven’t told’ him that he’s the starter, which helium said he’s blessed astir due to the fact that helium wants to gain the occupation and not person it handed to him.

“But it does beg the question: Have the Vikings genuinely closed the doorway connected Rodgers?”

Carson Wentz is the astir salient sanction too Rodgers linked to the Vikings astatine this time.

Signing Wentz would fundamentally archer McCarthy he’s the unquestioned starter without having to accidental it.