MINNESOTA VIKINGS SIGN QB BRETT RYPIEN
Eagan, Minn. (Aug. 29, 2024) – The Minnesota Vikings have announced the following roster moves:
| WAIVED | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | DOB | Age | Exp. | College | Hometown | ||||||||||
| 16 | Jaren Hall | QB | 6-0 | 207 | 3/24/98 | 26 | 2 | BYU | Spanish Fork, Utah | ||||||||||
| SIGNED | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | DOB | Age | Exp. | College | Hometown | ||||||||||
| TBD | Brett Rypien | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 7/9/96 | 28 | 6 | Boise State | Spokane, Wash. | ||||||||||
Rypien, who joins the Vikings for his sixth NFL season in 2024, comes to Minnesota after spending the offseason with the Chicago Bears. He previously played with the Denver Broncos (2019-22), Los Angeles Rams (2023), Seattle Seahawks (2023) and New York Jets (2023) and has appeared in 10 games, making four starts, in his career. Rypien was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft and appeared in eight games (three starts) in his four years in Denver. In his first career start in Week 4 of the 2020 season, Rypien was 19-of-31 for a career-high 242 passing yards and two touchdowns, including a 48-yard touchdown pass, leading the Broncos to a 37-28 victory over the Jets. During the 2023 season, he appeared in two games (one start) with the Los Angeles Rams, before signing to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad and finishing the season on the New York Jets active roster. A native of Spokane, Wash., Rypien started 49 of the 50 games he played as a quarterback at Boise State, finishing his career as the Mountain West’s all-time leader in passing yards (13,581), completions (1,036) and 300-yard passing games (21).
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