Former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury after being picked No. 10 overall by the Minnesota Vikings. Now with Sam Darnold having moved to the Seattle Seahawks and McCarthy healthy,

After an injury brought his rookie season to an end before it even began, J.J. McCarthy says he's ready to be the starting quarterback in Minnesota.

"I know I'm ready to start. All the work I put in and the confidence in my skills and abilities, being able to do my job and simplify things. Take it one day at a time, one play at a time," McCarthy said, via Fox9 in Minnesota. "I have a tremendous coaching staff, a tremendous group of guys around me that I can lean on, and they can lean on me."