The Minnesota Vikings are setting the stage for a potentially franchise-changing offseason when the team will likely commit to either starter Sam Darnold or injured quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who missed his entire rookie season in 2024 with a knee injury.

No, the Vikings have not decided to run it back with veteran quarterback Sam Darnold, nor have they decided to move on from him and hand the keys over to rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy.

The Vikings signed Rypien to a reserve/future contract Wednesday, Craig Peters of the team's official site reports.

J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings' rookie quarterback and No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 draft, remains on the injured reserve list (IR) with a knee injury he suffered during the preseason and will not take part in the playoffs.

The Minnesota Vikings are shaking up their roster ahead of their Wild Card matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, re-signing veteran Brett Rypien. Sam Darnold will still be QB1 with Daniel Jones and Nick Mullens in some order behind him. Rypien is joining ...

Daniel Jones is set to hit free agency. Should the Minnesota Vikings look to bring him back for the 2025 season?

To make room for the former Giants starter, the Vikings waived Brett Rypien. This marks the second time this year Rypien has been let go; the Bears released him in August. Rypien had resided on Minnesota’s active roster since signing with the team two days later.

Jones signed to the Vikings’ practice squad shortly after he had been released by the Giants earlier this season.

The Vikings re-signed quarterback Brett Rypien to the practice squad Thursday, the team announced. They waived Rypien from the active roster earlier this week, replacing him with quarterback Daniel Jones from the practice squad. So, Jones and Rypien have swapped spots.

The Minnesota Vikings made a significant move, adding Daniel Jones to the roster before their Wild Card matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

We went over the entire Vikings free agency class of 2025 and ranked them according to priority to be re-signed by the team. The Vikings defense has a lot of pivotal pieces, while the offense almost goes untouched. Here is how we prioritized the free agents the Vikings have this offseason.