The Vikings signed quarterback Josh Rosen, the former 2018 first-round pick by the Cardinals, to the practice squad on Tuesday.
Vikings sign former first-round pick Josh Rosen as practice squad quarterback
Rosen, the 10th overall draft pick in 2018 out of UCLA, joins his seventh NFL team in Minnesota as the third-string passer.
December 20, 2022 at 3:51PM
Rosen replaces former third-string quarterback David Blough, who was signed to Arizona's active roster last week. The Vikings are Rosen's seventh NFL team in five years. He most recently spent training camp with the Browns and last started for the Dolphins in 2019.
"It's been crazy," Rosen said. "All over the place, learned a lot, but what keeps me going is football. It's fun. So, chasing reps and opportunities and hopefully it will come sooner than later."
Rosen reconnects with O'Connell, whom Rosen first met as a high school participant in a 2014 national quarterback camp called the Elite 11, where O'Connell was a coach.
"A guy I've kind of known for a long time," O'Connell said. "I think he has a high ceiling as a quarterback, just based upon his experiences but also his pure physical talent throwing the football at a high level. All we want him to do is come in and learn and fit into that quarterback room."
Rosen saw action briefly in 2021 for the Falcons, completing 2 of 11 throws for 19 yards and two interceptions across a few mop-up duty appearances. He hasn't started a game since 2019 when the Dolphins lost three straight games with him under center.
The Cardinals moved on from Rosen after 13 starts in his 2018 rookie season, after which the team hired head coach Kliff Kingsbury and drafted Murray first overall in 2019.
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