Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy got something of a rude awakening in his first NFL preseason game, throwing an interception on his third career pass a
ttempt for the Minnesota Vikings.
McCartney led the Vikings on their first touchdown drive midway through the second quarter, with his 24-yard completion to Trishton Jackson setting up a 48-yard TD run from Minnesota tailback Kene Nwangwu. In second half, Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson jumped on the NFL Network broadcast to discuss the rookie quarterback during a third quarter drive.
Later on in that drive, McCarthy threw his first career touchdown pass in the NFL, hitting Jackson in stride on a 45-yard deep-ball.
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