Vikings sign Josh Rosen to practice squad

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 20, 2022, 9:59 AM EST
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Josh Rosen is getting another NFL opportunity.

The Vikings signed Rosen to the practice squad this morning.

A quarterback drafted by the Cardinals with the 10th overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, Rosen has never come close to living up to his pre-draft expectations. He lasted just one year in Arizona before he was traded to Miami, then lasted just one year with the Dolphins before he was cut. Since then he has spent time with the Buccaneers, 49ers, Falcons and Browns.

In his career, Rosen has a 54.0 percent completion rate, 12 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

In Minnesota Rosen will join a quarterback room with Kirk Cousins as the starter and Nick Mullens as the backup.

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22 responses to “Vikings sign Josh Rosen to practice squad”

  1. In his career, Rosen has a 54.0 percent completion rate, 12 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

    In MN, those numbers will get you into their “Ring of Honor”.

  7. Why do you need a third QB when your starter never gets hurt? Like him or not Cousins is a durable sob.

  8. Practice squad. The Vikes play the Giants, Packers, and Bears, and it’s likely Rosen will run the scout team (the practice opposition) for one of those weeks.

  9. With final 2 games of the season being outdoors and cold, with the chance of injury being the highest, they’ll rest Kirk. Rosen will backup Mullens or may even get the chance to audition for being next years’ backup?

  10. “Never given a fair shot”? He had a full year to show something, ANYTHING, with the Cardinals. He was given another chance to start with the Dolphins and produced a spectacular 1TD-to-5INT ratio. Not to mention the terrible INTs he threw last year in mop-up time with the Falcons. He’s just not good.

  12. philmccracken says:
    December 20, 2022 at 10:05 am

    In his career, Rosen has a 54.0 percent completion rate, 12 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

    In MN, those numbers will get you into their “Ring of Honor”.
    ___________

    Zeke Bratkowski is in the Packers Hall of Fame. In his seven years in Green Bay, he started nine games, had a 4-4-1 record, and completed 52.1% of his passes for 21 touchdowns and 29 interception.

  14. Paul Allen already thinking what he can tack on to the name to bring back his famous ROSENfels!

  15. He was way overhyped in college. I live in LA and all throughout his college career he was touted as being one of the few QB’s that were supposed to be “NFL ready”.
    I never knew what they were looking at.

  16. Congrats to Josh Rosen! Today he tied the Vikings all time record for Superbowl wins by a QB.

  18. Sometimes it takes a while to learn things. Yes the new coach for the Cardinals wanted his guy from the get go. Can’t be worse than the backup we had last year.

  20. Let’s be real – there is very little chance of Rosen seeing the field as the Vikings’ starting QB. Probably won’t get into a game either unless both Cousins and Mullins go down. He’s the #3 QB, and stashed on the practice squad.

    The question is, will he fulfill that role well? The previous #3, David Blough, seemed to be a pretty popular practice squad member, who actually helped TJ Hockanson adjust to the Vikings scheme after the trade. And Adam Theilen was actually disappointed to see him go, but was hopeful for his future in Arizona and beyond.

  21. philmccracken says:
    December 20, 2022 at 10:05 am

    “In his career, Rosen has a 54.0 percent completion rate.” ///////////////////

    Completion percentage is an overrated stat.

  22. At this point it’s like kicking the tires on a car that has already been through the crusher. And anybody who thinks he never got a fair shot must have been living in a cave for a few years. He was given more chances than 99% of players ever get. And he’s STILL getting gigs like this based upon nothing but his name being recognizable and a bunch of scouts having once been wrong about his talent level.

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