It looks like Tommy Armstrong has finally received that long-awaited contract from the Vikings. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press (via Twitter), the team has added the former Nebraska quarterback to their roster. To make room, the team has waived receiver Mitch Mathews.
The undrafted free agent participated in the Vikings’ rookie minicamp, although the organization wasn’t eyeing Armstrong as a quarterback. Rather, the coaching staff auditioned the 23-year-old as a running back, and they later shifted him to safety. Despite the apparent versatility, the team didn’t sign Armstrong following the conclusion of minicamp.
Armstrong had a successful collegiate career at quarterback. In 45 games, the four-year player converted 53.3-percent of his passes for 8,871 yards, 67 touchdowns, and 44 interceptions. Armstrong also showed talents in the running game, collecting 1,819 yards and 23 touchdowns on 423 attempts (good for a 4.3-yard average).
Mathews has bounced around the league since going undrafted out of Brigham Young in 2016. Besides Minnesota, the 6-foot-6 receiver also spent time with the Chiefs and Browns. In 41 career collegiate games, Mathews hauled in 152 receptions for 2,083 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Next Dak? I am not guaranteeing it but I am just saying I wouldn’t be surprised to see him end up playing QB and greatly exceeding everyone’s expectations. I think him and Josh Dobbs(once Big Ben calls it quits(probably in the next 3 years) or a bad injury that takes Big Ben out for a long amount of time(hopefully not))) I see Dobbs being one of the top 3 QB’s drafted this year behind Watson and Maholms
He has a 53% completion rate in college… though that number increases to 57% when you consider his completions to the other team.
He’s also playing safety according to the article