Done Deal: Former Bears QB Re-Signs With Vikings Ahead of NFL Playoffs this star’s gonna bring joy to the team

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Brett Rypien is re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2024 NFL playoffs, but the 28-year-old’s standing on the depth chart has shifted ahead of their wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams.

The Vikings officially re-signed Rypien to their practice squad on Thursday, January 9, two days after waiving him from their 53-man roster and promoting former New York Giants first-round pick Daniel Jones from the practice squad to replace him as their No. 3 quarterback. Rypien will now become the fourth quarterback in the pecking order.

Rypien competed with Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent and rookie Austin Reed — their No. 3 quarterback for the 2024 season — during the team’s 2024 training camp but could not secure one of the two roster spots behind rookie starter Caleb Williams.

Ultimately, Rypien found a place with the Vikings and spent the season as the third-string/scout-team quarterback behind starter Sam Darnold and backup Nick Mullens. He remained in that role until January 7 when the Vikings swapped him with Jones.

The Vikings — though, likely without Rypien active — will still face the Rams in the wild-card round of the playoffs at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, January 13; however, the NFL has moved the game to Arizona with wildfires still raging in the original site of L.A.