Vikings to release Brett Rypien
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Broncos, including a handful of rookies, were cut from teams over the past few days as they got down to 53-man rosters.
The group of ex-Denver players cut this week is headlined by three quarterbacks: Trevor Siemian, Brett Rypien and Ben DiNucci. Siemian, 33, was picked by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Northwestern. He went on to post a 13-11 win-loss record in Denver before becoming a backup journeyman.
The tallest and heaviest NFL players were cut when rosters were reduced to 53 players, but the amount of quarterbacks losing jobs was most notable.
Kevin O'Connell and Wes Phillips have become quite the pairing when it comes to playcalling and designing offenses that help quarterbacks. We saw it last year with Sam Darnold, and now anytime a player gets added to the team, we immediately see them in a new light as a result.
The way the Vikings quarterback room has shaken out after the preseason could lead to a serious concerns entering the NFL season.
The Minnesota Vikings have released Brett Rypien and now have set the quarterback position on the 53-man roster.
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Vikings’ Backup QB Shuffle
The Minnesota Vikings completed a shuffle of their backup quarterbacks on Sunday, having completed their evaluations of Brett Rypien, Sam Howell, and Max Brosmer after the last preseason game concluded on Friday night.
The Vikings officially announced they've released veteran QB Brett Rypien and OLB Cam Gill on Sunday, along with waiving nine more players. The Vikings now sit at 79 active players ahead of Tuesday's cut deadline, when they need to get down to at 53-man roster.
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