The Vikings are trading QB Sam Howell to the Eagles, per Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. More at Pro Football Rumors.

The group of ex-Denver players cut this week is headlined by three quarterbacks: Trevor Siemian, Brett Rypien and Ben DiNucci. Siemian, 33, was picked by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Northwestern. He went on to post a 13-11 win-loss record in Denver before becoming a backup journeyman.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell may have made a decision with his backup-quarterback spot, and it isn't the player most fans would have predicted before training camp began.

After the preseason finale, the Vikings dumped two of the three quarterbacks behind starter J.J. McCarthy. They’ve added Carson Wentz. So here’s the question: Is the trade of Sam Howell, the release of Brett Rypien, and the signing of Wentz the end or the beginning?

Broncos, including a handful of rookies, were cut from teams over the past few days as they got down to 53-man rosters.

The tallest and heaviest NFL players were cut when rosters were reduced to 53 players, but the amount of quarterbacks losing jobs was most notable.

The Minnesota Vikings have released Brett Rypien and now have set the quarterback position on the 53-man roster.

The Minnesota Vikings completed a shuffle of their backup quarterbacks on Sunday, having completed their evaluations of Brett Rypien, Sam Howell, and Max Brosmer after the last preseason game concluded on Friday night.