“Home” Sweet Minnesota.
New Vikings quarterback JJ McCarthy and his fiancée Katya Klopas arrived in Minnesota after the team selected the former Michigan product with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Klopas, who reshared a post on McCarthy’s Instagram page and announced his engagement to the 21-year-old quarterback in January, posted a photo of the couple posing in front of the Vikings’ private plane on his Instagram Story. Added with caption. House. “
McCarthy became the fifth quarterback taken in the first round on Thursday. The Bears drafted Caleb Williams first overall, followed by Jayden Daniels to the Commanders, Drake Maye to the Patriots, and Michael Penix Jr. to the Falcons with the eighth pick. -Day Stunner.
The Vikings lost Kirk Cousins to the Falcons in free agency and added Sam Darnold, a first-round pick from the Jets in 2018.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said team executives are prioritizing McCarthy’s development and have no intention of rushing the process.
“We’re going to do what’s best for the Vikings in the short and long term,” he said. According to ESPN.
McCarthy won a national championship at the University of Michigan, where he started the past two seasons.
Going into this year’s draft, there were questions about whether McCarthy could carry the workload required of an NFL quarterback, as the Wolverines often relied on their running game and defense to win games.
“At big moments in the game, when he needed to find a way just to make the throw, another way, another way to extend the play,” Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said. He made a lot of those plays.” McCarthy’s.
McCarthy may not make his NFL debut for a while, but he’s eager to put in the work.
“My mindset is to take it one day at a time,” McCarthy added. Every day. ”
McCarthy will be adjusting to his new surroundings with his high school sweetheart, Klopas.
The couple are also pet parents to baby Marley.
