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Rypien

The team also announced the signings of RB Zavier Scott, LB Max Tooley, OLB Gabriel Murphy, OG Henry Byrd, DT Marcellus Johnson, OT Leroy Watson, WR Lucky Jackson, WR Thayer Thomas, DT Jonathan Harris, and DT Travis Bell to R/F deals. Rypien was the team’s third quarterback behind Nick Mullens this year. He may have to compete with Mullens for the QB3 job next year if Sam Darnold returns and J.J. McCarthy is healthy.

Rypien will be the emergency third quarterback for the game behind Sam Darnold and Nick Mullens. The Vikings will have Ivan Pace Jr. active after they activated the linebacker off injured reserve Saturday.

No real surprises here. The Vikings are incredibly healthy other than the injury to OT Christian Darrishaw.

It is the quietest possible list for a Vikings team that remains fairly healthy, at least amongst players currently on the 53-man roster. Their injured reserve does speak to a more complicated situation.

No surprises here as the Vikings did not have anyone listed as questionable heading into this game. Rypien is designated as the team’s third quarterback.

The 3-0 Vikings enter their divisional matchup against the Packers at nearly full strength. They also have Jordan Addison (ankle) returning after missing the last two weeks. Everything is good to go for the Vikings as they look to push their winning streak to four-straight games.

There’s frankly not a lot going on here for a healthy team. Hopefully that remains the case for Week 2.

Rypien becomes the Vikings’ QB3 behind Sam Darnold and Nick Mullens. The journeyman threw for 335-3-0 while completing 70.6 percent of his passes this preseason but lost out to Tyson Bagent in the Bears’ backup quarterback battle. Rypien has appeared in 10 regular-season games since 2020 while making four starts. He has a career line of 950-4-9, and would be a massive downgrade for all Vikings pass-catchers if he were to see significant playing time due to injury.

Rypien impressed at the Hall of Fame game earlier this month, completing 11-of-15 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Unfortunately, that strong outing wasn’t enough to unseat Tyson Bagent, who will get a chance to back Caleb Williams in his rookie campaign. In 10 regular season games, Rypien has thrown for 950 yards, four touchdowns, and nine interceptions. Rypien is free to sign with another team and could end up on a practice squad in the coming days.

Rypien joins Justin Fields and Tyson Bagent on the active roster for the coming 2024 season. While the signing itself is not overly exciting, the fact that the team brought in a third quarterback before any movement or news surrounding the status of Justin Fields is intriguing. This does not mean Fields is likely on the move but it does raise collective eyebrows as to what General Manager Ryan Poles is likely to do with the enigmatic signal caller.