Insider Reveals Real Reason Giants Made J.J. McCarthy Trade

After New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending injury, the team pivoted and acquired former first-round pick J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings. McCarthy was in a quarterback competition earlier this offseason with Kyler Murray, who joined the Vikings in free agency, but was demoted to the team’s third-string quarterback after losing the competition. McCarthy, who was coached by John Harbaugh’s brother Jim at Michigan, made sense for New York as a potential quarterback target and the teams agreed to a trade a few weeks ago.