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We are still a month away from the start of NFL free agency and we have already been inundated with reports and rumors<\/a> over which veteran quarterback<\/a> the Minnesota Vikings will add to their roster next to third-year QB JJ McCarthy.<\/p>\n The intrigue is obvious. Fixing the quarterback room was Kevin O\u2019Connell\u2019s No. 1 priority entering the offseason. So now that Brian Flores is locked in<\/a> on an expensive long-term deal and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is out as general manager<\/a> \u2014 finding a reliable QB has become the sole focus of this organization and its fanbase.<\/p>\n Unlike last year\u2019s QB search, \u201call bets are off\u201d this time around. Not only are the Minnesota Vikings open to whatever quarterback opportunities might present themselves over the next few months, but according to reports, they plan on swinging big<\/a> and swinging aggressively.<\/p>\n All available quarterbacks want to play for the Minnesota Vikings<\/p>\n Of course, it takes two to tango. But if you ask Jeremy Fowler (ESPN)<\/a>, that shouldn\u2019t be a problem. Friday on NFL Live<\/a>, the locally-rooted<\/a> insider reported that top quarterbacks across the league \u2014 who are either on the market already or expected to be there at some point this offseason \u2014 all want to play for the MN Vikings.<\/p>\n Just now on NFL Live @JFowlerESPN<\/a> reports: “All the top quarterbacks that will be or could be available” want to land with the Vikings.<\/p>\n “My sense right now, from asking around, is that all the top quarterbacks that will be or could be available\u2026 [Minnesota] is the place they\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yOWa64vUxc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) February 13, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cMy sense right now, from asking around, is that all the top quarterbacks that will be or could be available \u2014 Kyler Murray, Geno Smith comes to mind \u2014 [Minnesota] is the place they want to go\u2026because of what you have with Justin Jefferson, Kevin O\u2019Connell, a lot of pieces in place.\u201d<\/p>\n Jeremy Fowler \u2013 NFL Live<\/a><\/p>\n Fowler\u2019s report on NFL Live today came on the heels of his colleague at ESPN, former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum<\/a>, drafting Kyler Murray for the MN Vikings \u2014 out of the pool of expected to be available quarterbacks, which also included Aaron Rodgers, Derek Carr, Mac Jones and Tua Tagovailoa, among many others.<\/p>\n Vikings could get legitimate QB redo<\/p>\n The first part of this clip doesn\u2019t really matter. Tannenbaum may like Kyler Murray in purple (and he isn\u2019t the only one<\/a>) but he isn\u2019t dialing up front offices from his rolodex and basing his \u201cpredictions\u201d from Friday on things that might actually happen.<\/p>\n Related: Aaron Rodgers Still on MN Vikings Radar<\/a><\/p>\n What matters is Fowler\u2019s report. Because there\u2019s no doubt the quarterbacks available to the Minnesota Vikings this offseason are inferior to the QBs they played games with last year (Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, one-year younger Aaron Rodgers), before settling on JJ McCarthy.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s good to know that whichever quarterback Kevin O\u2019Connell ultimately pursues \u2014 the Vikings won\u2019t have to convince him to come here.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMentioned in this article: Kyler Murray<\/a> NFL Offseason<\/a> <\/p>\n More About:Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n Add MinnesotaSportsFan as a preferred source on Google. \t\t\t![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google_preferred_source_badge.png\"){kind=icon}
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