Kyler Murray is in a battle for the starting job in Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings brought in Kyler Murray to be the quarterback JJ McCarthy failed to become last season, but the early returns at minicamp aren’t great. Murray got the initial go ahead as QB1 in practice on Tuesday, June 9, though he did split first-team reps with McCarthy. And during Murray’s 7-on-7 session, he struggled mightily, as ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry reported. “Kyler Murray got the nod to go first today.