Vikings QB Carson Wentz Is Officially Done, As Surprising New Details Reveal What He Went Through For His Team

Oct 23, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11) practices before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Carson Wentz’s 2025 season is over.

The 32-year-old Carson Wentz was in visible pain during the Minnesota Vikings’ defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers on ‘Thursday Night Football’ last week. As it turns out, the injury was severe enough to require season-ending surgery.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Wentz needs surgery on his left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season. Pelissero added that the former Philadelphia Eagles’ star tried to fight through the pain before the decision was made to undergo the procedure.

Ian Rapoport has since revealed that Wentz suffered a dislocation that was so bad, it tore his labrum and fractured his socket. The injury occurred all the way back in week 5, during the Vikings’ win over the Browns in London.

Wentz played through the pain for the team’s next two games — losses against the Eagles and Chargers — in order to help bridge the gap until J.J. McCarthy’s return.

With Wentz’s season over, McCarthy is set to start Sunday’s Week 9 tilt against the Detroit Lions after missing the last five games with an ankle injury, per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.

Carson Wentz started five games for Minnesota with McCarthy sidelined. He won two of his first three games, but the Vikings’ consecutive losses to the Eagles and Chargers dropped them below .500 for the first time since the 2023 season.

The only other healthy quarterback on Minny’s roster is 24-year-old Max Brosmer. With McCarthy returning from a serious injury and Wentz done for the year, expect the Vikings to add one more QB.

Carson Wentz Suffers Another Unfortunate Injury

Carson Wentz (Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
It’s hard not to feel for Wentz, whose career has been largely hampered by injuries since 2017. That year, he looked like the MVP front-runner before suffering a season-ending ACL tear in a game against the Los Angeles Rams. As everyone knows, Nick Foles stepped in heroically and led Philly to its first Super Bowl title.

Unfortunately, Wentz missed three regular season games in 2018 and the Eagles’ two playoff games, prompting Philly to roll with Foles again. And then in the Eagles’ 2019 Wild Card Round game against the Seattle Seahawks, Wentz left early with a head injury and did not return

Wentz got off to a good start as McCarthy’s understudy, but the left shoulder injury. It’s the latest unfortunate break for the ex-Eagles star.