The former first-round pick is drawing high praise, this time, in the form of a comparison to Super Bowl champion Matthew Stafford, who signed a two-year, $84 million deal with the LA Rams.
During an appearance on the “Green Light with Chris Long” podcast, Hockenson, who previously played alongside Stafford in Detroit, pointed to McCarthy’s arm strength and personality as signs of something special.I remember catching passes from [Stafford], and it was one of those balls where it just zips on ya,” Hockenson said. “It looks like it’s not coming, but it’s coming. It’s humming in the air. And J.J.’s got the juice behind it where it kind of has that effect. He’s got insane arm talent, and really the personality that he has goes really well, and I think he’s gonna have a long career.
