McCarthy's return to the lineup remains uncertain as he recovers from an ankle injury that has caused him to miss three games so far.

McCarthy has sat out the last three games as backup Carson Wentz led the team to a 2–1 record prior to the bye week this past Sunday. It's unclear whether or not McCarthy will play in Sunday's home game against the Eagles, but he told the media on Wednesday that he's progressing well from the injury.

J.J. McCarthy hasn't fully healed from the high ankle sprain that has kept him out of the past three games, still navigating the final stage of stress-testing the injury and ramping back up to speed with the Minnesota Vikings and their offense.

After suffering a high ankle sprain in the Vikings’ 22-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, McCarthy is expected to be sidelined for some time, starting with this Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at U.S. Bank Stadium.

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J.J. McCarthy injured his right ankle in Week 2. He’s back at practice but not yet at 100 percent. “ It’s unfortunate and one of those really annoying injuries,” McCarthy said Wednesday, via Dave Campbell of the Associated Press, “but I’m just continuing to work to get to 100 percent as fast as possible.”

McCarthy, who was limited at practice on Wednesday ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, added that "a lot of well-respected second opinions" from medical professionals offered an initial recovery timeline of anywhere from two to six weeks, and "we're still in that."