J.J. McCarthy sees Giants as 'an opportunity' after shock trade from Vikings

Speaking in the locker room, the 23-year-old said "it was a shock" when he was traded by the Vikings, the team that drafted him No. 10 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Although his first two seasons with Minnesota didn't go as planned, McCarthy understood the business of the NFL and after the initial shock, is taking the move in stride.

"It's been a whirlwind, the full experience of the nature of the beast, which is the NFL," he told the media including the Daily News' Pat Leonard . "But I'm extremely grateful for all the time in Minnesota. So many great relationships. So many learning lessons and growth. And I'm just so fired up to be a New York Football Giant."