Each NFL team's 53-man roster is set, and as always, the roster announcements come with surprises. For the Minnesota Vikings, one of the most interesting aspects of their roster is the quarterback room. This team has had lots of drama with its quarterback situation as of late.
After teetering between having Kyler Murray or J.J. McCarthy start, Murray got the start, so the remaining questions are about the rest of this quarterback room. Along with the Vikings' 53-man roster announcement was the unexpected decision to have a whopping four quarterbacks on the roster.
McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer all made the cut, making for an interesting storyline going into the new season. More sports: Cowboys Make Blockbuster Trade Move to Help Dak Prescott The Vikings' first game of the season is on Sept. 13 against the Green Bay Packers. Keeping four quarterbacks certainly makes this a situation worth watching.
Murray may have earned the starting job, but McCarthy, Wentz and Brosmer are all still hanging around on the 53-man roster. That's a crowded quarterback room by any standard, and it leaves lots of questions about how Minnesota plans to handle the position moving forward. Sports news: George Kittle Injury News Emerges Right Before 49ers-Rams Opener For now, Murray is the guy, and that's the part that matters most heading into Week 1.
Still, the Vikings didn't trim down their quarterback room the way many teams would have, and that decision is hard to ignore. Maybe the plan will become clearer once the season gets underway. Maybe one of the other quarterbacks will eventually find himself elsewhere.
Either way, Minnesota is heading into its opener against Green Bay with four quarterbacks on the active roster and a situation that could remain fascinating for quite a while.
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