The quick ending to J.J. McCarthy’s Minnesota stay produced a Giants move to create roster space. The team waived Jake Haener; though, per The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero, the young backup is expected to stay with the team on the practice squad if/once he clears waivers today.
How many of the quarterbacks to post the fewest passing yards (while playing at least 90 percent of the offensive snaps) in a win for each NFL team can you name in five minutes?
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a big division win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 1, and their next opponent is another NFC North foe. On Sunday, the team will travel to Illinois to take on the Chicago Bears.
The Minnesota Vikings brought quarterback Max Brosmer back into the fold Wednesday, adding the former University of Minnesota standout to the practice squad after waiving him just two days earlier.
The quarterback position is one that has been a pain in Kevin O’Connell’s side, and they have an insurance policy. The Minnesota Vikings have had issues at the quarterback position for the last few seasons.
Minnesota was among the teams to keep four quarterbacks after the cutdown deadline, but the Vikings adjusted their roster Monday by waiving Max Brosmer.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Vikings have made a surprising decision at quarterback on Sunday, but that’s since been undone. Minnesota kept four quarterbacks on its initial 53-man roster, an uncommon move that raised eyebrows across the league.
Max Brosmer and Dillon Bell made the Vikings’ 53-man roster on Sunday, only to be released on Monday. That’s the word from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and The Athletic’s Alec Lewis, whose reports came shortly after the Vikings reportedly signed two of the top-rated preseason interior offensive linemen off waivers.
Minnesota’s four-quarterback depth chart was short-lived. The Vikings are waiving Max Brosmer, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport tweets. The team’s active-roster setup includes Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz and J.J.
The Minnesota Vikings surprised some members of the NFL community when they ended roster cutdown day with starter Kyler Murray, veteran Carson Wentz, 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy and 25-year-old Max Brosmer still in their quarterback room and on their active squad.
The Vikings’ initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season includes something that nobody projecting the roster in recent days and weeks (including myself) saw coming: All four quarterbacks made it, including second-year UDFA Max Brosmer.
Nothing beats watching the riveting sports experience that is Week 3 of the NFL preseason late on a Friday night—the things we do for the love of the game.
It remains to be seen how much interest McCarthy has attracted from other clubs and whether Kevin O'Connell is ready to discard the young prospect who thus far has made just 10 career regular-season starts.
It has since been suggested that the Vikings could ultimately waive J.J. McCarthy before the deadline for teams to trim rosters to 53 players arrives Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
The Minnesota Vikings showed a lot of faith in University of Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer when they made him a priority free-agent signing following the 2025 NFL Draft.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz found himself on the field longer than anticipated during the team’s preseason opener Saturday night. The veteran signal-caller handled two series in the second half before the coaching staff decided it was time to give the next man up a look.
The Vikings' training camp isn't close to being over, but one position battle is. Hours before Tuesday's practice, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Vikings have ended their quarterback competition, naming Kyler Murray as the QB1 with less than a month to go before the regular season.
As they dealt with multiple injuries at quarterback in 2025, the Vikings turned to undrafted rookie Max Brosmer for two starts. Although Brosmer was clearly in over his head, the Vikings remain optimistic about the 25-year-old as he heads into his second season, according to Alec Lewis of The Athletic.
There’s no doubt that the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback position is up for grabs. And Kyler Murray is under plenty of pressure. But there’s more to the picture.
The Detroit Lions got a huge serving of fan shaming this holiday season.
The Minnesota Vikings played the role of spoiler on Christmas. Their 23-10 win over the Detroit Lions officially eliminated their divisional rival from playoff contention.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks with four or more interceptions in their first-career start can you name in five minutes?
Brosmer did little to ignite optimism for the Vikings.
Some NFL coaches, quarterbacks and referees looked like they were still on Thanksgiving break on Sunday. Here are the five worst performances of Week 13.
On Monday, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell revealed that starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has been placed in concussion protocol.
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