J.J. McCarthy: Hip feels pretty good, will do my best to be ready for Thursday

Published November 8, 2026 06:56 PM J.J. McCarthy’s time with the Vikings was interrupted by several injuries, so the quarterback was eager to make sure that he wasn’t knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Eagles. McCarthy injured his hip at the end of a short run in the third quarter and missed the next offensive series while being evaluated in the locker room. McCarthy returned to the sideline after Jameis Winston threw a touchdown to give the Giants a 13-8 lead and could be seen jumping around while encouraging teammates. After the 19-11 win, McCarthy said he was trying “to feel it out and make sure that I was ready to go full speed” and that went well enough for McCarthy to return for the fourth quarter. He led the Giants to a pair of field goals and had a key 11-yard run on one third down that showed he could handle the job. “It’s feeling good,” McCarthy said of his hip, via a transcript from the Eagles. “Football is a physical game, and I can’t thank the training staff enough for helping me get back on the field as fast as possible. But yeah, it’s feeling pretty good.”The Giants have a Thursday game against the Commanders and McCarthy said “we’re going to do our best to make sure we turn over as fast as possible and do whatever we can between now and then and make sure we’re as close to 100 percent” for that contest.