The latest news that Aaron Rodgers might still want to be a Minnesota Viking is a bit surprising. But all indications are that the Vikings don't plan on wavering in their quarterback approach. J.J. McCarthy is their guy. His role is crucial, too, because Minnesota has a very strong team around the second-year quarterback.

It's J.J. McCarthy's job to lose. And while the 22-year-old has received rousing support from the Minnesota Vikings, there are eyes on Minnesota as he embarks on his first offseason as the team's bona fide starter.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is busy on and off the field. The athlete has been dating his girlfriend, Katya Kuropas, for more than five years. McCarthy and Kuropas fell for each other while they were in high school in Illinois.