The Insiders Podcast: J.J. McCarthy Needs Surgery and Brandon Aiyuk Updates
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🗓️ 14 August 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport, Judy Battista, and Mike Garafolo discussed the most up to the minute news from around the NFL including Vikings Rookie QB JJ McCarthy needing surgery after tearing the meniscus in his right knee and a potential trade between the 49ers and Steelers for WR Brandon Aiyuk. Jane Slater joins the Insiders for report on Dak Prescott’s return to practice and the latest on Ceedee Lamb’s hold out. Bridget Condon & Steve Wyche report on the Patriots, Chargers & Raiders. Plus, Brian Baldinger discusses why coaches are playing starting QB’s more in preseason.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.4 | Welcome Inside with the Insiders, presented by Harbor Freight, alongside Ian Rappaport, |
| 0:13.8 | Judy Batista, Mike Garifolo, I am Tom Pellicero. |
| 0:17.8 | We have just 23 days until the regular season kicks off in the NFL. We have |
| 0:24.5 | just two days until the second preseason week begins, one that includes, guys, you might |
| 0:29.1 | have heard, six live games on NFL Network, a quadruple header on Saturday. So much football |
| 0:35.3 | to come. We're also going to get into some business. Brandon Ayyuk, |
| 0:38.8 | the tail continues to turn here. Is it going to be Pittsburgh? Is it going to be back to San Francisco? |
| 0:43.5 | We've got the latest on all that. We're going to see more Drake May this week, the Patriots |
| 0:47.7 | rookie quarterback. What's that going to look like? Bridget Condon will help us break that down. |
| 0:52.0 | We've also got a full week of tape on the new dynamic kickoff. |
| 0:57.6 | Bald is going to help us explain what direction this thing goes. Steve Whitech here as well. |
| 1:02.1 | But we begin with some bad news out of Minnesota, where the Vikings have learned over the past 24 hours |
| 1:08.6 | that they will not have their rookie first round pick quarterback |
| 1:11.7 | J.J. McCarthy for at least the start of the regular season. Out indefinitely as he |
| 1:18.1 | faces surgery this week on a torn right meniscus. The timeline will be determined based upon what |
| 1:24.5 | the doctors find. Kevin O'Connell had to use a lot of quarterbacks last season, |
| 1:29.1 | and, well, frankly, this one isn't getting off to any better start. |
| 1:32.0 | Look, I, you know, had a very, you know, clear-cut plan and really was going to continue |
| 1:38.2 | to through that with JJ on the field, you know, getting more and more reps, |
| 1:43.4 | and obviously coming off of performance |
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