Daily Norseman on J.J. McCarthy

McCarthy's ankle injury timeline inconsistent; full practice then preseason sit-out raises trade questions.

McCarthy's ankle injury timeline is inconsistent and suspicious; he practiced fully Monday and Tuesday, then chose not to play Friday's preseason finale despite being scheduled to start the first half. Adam Schefter reported the ankle as a multi-week injury 10 days post-sprain, but Forness expressed deep skepticism: 'If it really was a multi-week injury… now we're calling it a week-to-week injury after he goes out and practices in full?' The sit-out was McCarthy's decision, not the organization's, per Ben Goessling's reporting. Forness noted the timing and messaging 'smells rotten' and questioned why leaking 'week to week' would help trade stock when other backup QBs (Quinn Ewers, Kyle McCord) already moved for sixth-rounders.

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