Brett Rypien Minnesota Vikings
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Brett Rypien Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings were certainly busy in the quarterback department come the end of training camp towards final cuts.
The team worked out and subsequently signed Carson Wentz to be the immediate backup, traded former backup, Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles, and cut former Denver and Rams backup, Brett Rypien.
Rypien’s next destination was not obvious, particularly given that he had not played well in the preseason. Such poor play that had ultimately given rise to now-third stringer for the Vikings and 2025 undrafted rookie, Max Brosmer.
But now it seems like the former Boise State man will have somewhere to go for the season, as he was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals and signed to their practice squad, per Ari Meirov.
Brett Rypien Lands On The Bengals’ Practice Squad
Rypien was obviously never looking to become a starter – and the chances of another team looking at him as a season-opening backup were equally pretty slim. However, the former 2019 UDFA would have hoped to make the Vikings roster prior to the start of training camp as QB3 behind Howell and McCarthy, potentially pushing Howell for that #2 spot.
After a less-than-ideal training camp, Rypien was ultimately demoted to fourth stringer behind Brosmer, which resulted in him getting his marching orders even before the Wentz-for-Howell switch..
The Bengals practice squad is certainly not the worst place to land for Rypien, if he is looking to maximize potential exposure and on-the-field time. The franchise quarterback, Joe Burrow, has often needed temporary help from backups after unfortunately suffering multiple injuries over the course of his career to date.
And the team only added one alternative – QB2, Jake Browning – at quarterback, paving the way for the Spokane, Washington native to come in immediately if either player becomes unavailable at any point.
More to follow…