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- 1Vikings locker room speech resurfaces with McCarthy now a Giant▼[Vikings]: In a rousing locker room speech after a win over the Lions in 2025, Head Coach KOC gave a game ball to JJM sa
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell's postgame locker room speech after a 2025 win over the Detroit Lions is drawing renewed attention. In it, he handed a game ball to quarterback J.J. McCarthy, telling the team 'this team will ride with you.' The moment is being revisited because McCarthy has since left the Vikings and signed with the New York Giants.