Brett Rypien has not needed to wait long to find a new gig. The veteran quarterback signed with the Vikings on Thursday, per a team announcement. 
In a corresponding move, 2023 fifth-rounder Jaren Hall has been waived. Minnesota’s depth chart is still set at the top with Sam Darnold and Nick Mullens. In the wake of rookie J.J. McCarthy‘s season-ending season-ending meniscus surgery, though, the team looked into options for the third quarterback role. Matt Corral was briefly with the team, but he was among the Vikings’ initial roster cuts.
That move had Hall positioned to remain on the 53-man roster, but instead he will now hit the waiver wire. The BYU product made three appearances and two starts during his rookie season after Kirk Cousins‘ Achilles tear. Minnesota allowed Cousins to depart in free agency, adding Darnold on a one-year deal and moving up in the first round of the draft to select McCarthy. The Vikings have moved quickly in adding Rypien as a Hall replacement for the QB3 role.
Rypien was joined by Austin Reed in attempting land a spot with the Bears in 2024. Both passers wound up being cut, although the latter has since been signed to the practice squad. Rypien immediately became a free agent upon being released, a move which left him on the move yet again in his career. The 28-year-old made three starts during a span between 2020 and ’22 with the Broncos, but he has bounced around since that point. He has landed deals with the Rams, Seahawks and Jets in addition to the Bears pact in signed in March. Now, Rypien will look to carve out a role with his next NFC North team.
For Hall, meanwhile, the waiver process will allow teams to put in a claim if they are interested in adding him to their active rosters. Failing that, he will become a free agent eligible to re-sign with the Vikings or join a new team via a practice squad agreement. Minnesota general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said (via Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune) the team does indeed hope to keep the 26-year-old in place via the taxi squad. That move will be possible by the end of the week if no claim is put in.
I was hoping the Bears would hold onto Rypien. He looked good this preseason. Vikes we’re smart to grab him.
Would you rather have a young QB with a higher ceiling or a guy who’s bounced around his entire career? Love Rypien, but we know what kind of QB he is. I personally want the higher upside player.
The Vikes don’t though. They see him all the time. if Corral had more time he probably would have replaced Hall as QB3. I liked Hall bs Atl but tha concussion must have really messed with him.
Bounced around? Has been in league 4 years. 2 teams. Denver and LA. Not much bouncing there. He is a back up, he knows that we all know that.
Yeah Rondon I thought they might keep 4 but that would be a big luxury. Fact is it’s better to have a young guy with promise there on the Practice Squad than a guy who you have to worry would be poached every week. Now Reed can just learn at his own speed and grow. If something does happen to Williams or Bagent( God forbid) then they’ll probably sign another veteran, Especially if they’re in the Playoff hunt.
I hear ya Mike. I know they couldn’t keep 4 (although the Browns have 4 on their 53!), and Reed has upside.
The ripple effect of the NFL not allowing the 3 QB role… seems like a lot of musical chairs
I feel like its the opposite actually. It feels like more teams are holding onto 3 QBs on their 53 man roster than they usually would. With the p-squad callup, most of these QB3s would’ve just been cut and wound up there. There’s no shot the Browns would’ve held onto 4 QBs (now 3) and the Falcons would’ve held onto Heinicke (now traded) through the 53 man roster cutdowns if they could’ve stashed them on the practice squad.
MISTAKE.
Bad Move.
Yeah because a QB3 move is really going to move the needle and knock the Vikes out of Super Bowel contention. Wait chances weee not good before this move.
It’s not a mistake. There are worse QB’s than Rypien and better QB’s than him also. If you’re counting on him to get you the Super Bowl as a QB3 then you probably aren’t going to make it. But exactly WHICH team would make it with their QB3? Exactly. Nobody.