Quarterback Brett Rypien has been on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad since mid-October 2025 but has not been active for a game. The 29-year-old nephew of former Colts quarterback Mark Rypien has ...

Brett Rypien was the team's emergency quarterback for most of the season, but he has a unique connection to the Vikings.

The Denver Broncos are set for their first preseason game on Saturday night vs. the Dallas Cowboys, and plenty of players need to step up. Roster battles continue within the Broncos' offense, and the ...

Rypien’s Jets tenure came towards the end of the 2023 season, when the team needed an experienced backup quarterback. Now, with McCarthy injured and undrafted free agent rookie Max Brosmer in line to ...

The Minnesota Vikings have been beset by quarterback turmoil this season — frequent injuies and poor performance, at times. The injuries reared their ugly head again last weekend, so the franchise ...

It’s worth noting Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy has been ruled out with a hand injury and backup QB Max Brosmer will start. Rypien, 29, wound up going undrafted out of Boise State in 2019 before signing a ...

With injured quarterback J.J. McCarthy set to miss Week 17, the Vikings are welcoming Brett Rypien back to the organization. They claimed Rypien off waivers from the Colts on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of ...

Colts signed Philip Rivers to practice squad and elevated Rypien, Grupe to active roster. Charvarius Ward Sr. placed on injured reserve; multiple players remain injured or questionable. Roster moves ...

The Minnesota Vikings are in a tough quarterback situation. Young passer J.J. McCarthy suffered a hand fracture in last week's victory over the New York Giants, thrusting undrafted free agent Max ...

Rypien (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Packers. Rypien was the emergency third quarterback for the Vikings in their Week 17 win over the Lions, but with the return of ...