New quarterback J.J. McCarthy, see, was far from the star of the show. His No. 9 still housed a bouncy step and bubbly smile, but the energy didn't translate to any meaningful offensive momentum, especially in team drills.

The Minnesota Vikings knew they were getting a strong-armed quarterback when they drafted J.J. McCarthy last year, but the second-year signal-caller may be just a bit too strong so far. McCarthy, whose rookie season was lost to a knee injury,

Here are more takeaways from Day 3 of training camp: Not much to report from the practice on Friday afternoon as most everything was done at a pace resembling that of a walkthrough. There were virtually no competitive reps, with the offense and defense spending most of the practice on opposite fields.