are currently set to start Max Brosmer<\/a> in the event that McCarthy can\u2019t clear concussion protocol.<\/p>\nPrevious backup Carson Wentz is out for the season with a shoulder injury, forcing the Vikings to go to their third-string quarterback. <\/p>\n
Ridder has not played this season, although he did appear for the Bengals during the preseason before being cut loose.<\/p>\n
The Vikings picked up Ridder in September before being released in October as McCarthy missed time with a high-ankle sprain. <\/p>\n
Ridder played for the Raiders last year, appearing in six games (458 passing yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions).<\/p>\n
The Raiders did not win any of the games in which he appeared. <\/p>\n
J.J. McCarthy struggled against the Packers. Getty Images<\/p>\n
It is possible that Ridder gets activated from the practice squad to serve as Brosmer\u2019s backup. <\/p>\n
Brosmer played at the University of New Hampshire before transferring to the Golden Gophers.<\/p>\n
The undrafted rookie has played very sparingly in the NFL, completing 5-of-8 passes for 42 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions.<\/p>\n
The Vikings are in a bit of a quarterback crisis mode as McCarthy has not developed the way that they had hoped. <\/p>\n
Max Brosmer is looking likely to start for the Vikings. Getty Images<\/p>\n
McCarthy did not play in his rookie year after suffering a torn meniscus that required surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation process.<\/p>\n
Minnesota has since been linked to Daniel Jones<\/a>, who is having a masterful season for the Colts and is on a one-year deal that could result in a bidding war between the two franchises for his services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vikings are preparing for life without J.J. McCarthy. The embattled second-year quarterback, who has really struggled so…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54514,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7660,2681,9,11,10,22,319],"class_list":{"0":"post-54513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-j-j-mccarthy","9":"tag-minnesota-vikings","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}