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The Minnesota Vikings will reportedly sign practice squad quarterback Kyle Sloter to the active roster.
The move might be a precaution or it could be a sign that starting quarterback Sam Bradford won’t be available to start for the Vikings on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Bradford has been limited all week in practice with a knee injury. ESPN reported that the Vikings’ starter had an MRI on the knee this week because of swelling and discomfort.
To open the season, Bradford posted 346 yards and three touchdowns in one of the league’s best Week 1 performances.
If Bradford can’t start, the Vikings will turn to backup Case Keenum.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/0...ve-roster/
https://twitter.com/MilesMGarrett/status...wsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=safari-reader%3A%2F%2Fwww.1500espn.com%2Fvikings-2%2F2017%2F09%2Freport-vikings-sign-no-3-qb-sloter-active-roster%2F
Report: Vikings Promote Kyle Sloter to Active Roster A couple of days ago, we got the reports of swelling in the knee of Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Sam Bradford. Even though an MRI came back negative, when you have the sort of history of knee injuries that Bradford has. . .and, especially, in a knee he’s had two ACL repairs done on. . .it’s cause for concern.
Apparently, the concern has become great enough where the Vikings are promoting another option at quarterback.
The Vikings are, reportedly, promoting quarterback Kyle Sloter from their practice squad to their active roster.
Sloter has only been with the Vikings for a couple of weeks, having spent the preseason with the Denver Broncos after going undrafted. I’m not sure how much of a grasp of the offense he has at this point, but he’s now at least an option for the Vikings at quarterback if the worst case scenario arises.
We don’t have any word yet on whose spot on the 53-man roster Sloter will be taking, but as soon as we have that information we will bring it here.
This news leads me to believe that Bradford might end up being a game-time decision. If the knee is giving him issues, they’ll let him test it out in pre-game warm-ups. If he’s not able to go, then Case Keenum will get the start at quarterback and Sloter will be his backup. If Bradford is able to go, then he’ll start, Keenum will back him up, and Sloter will likely be inactive.
We’ll be keeping an eye on this one as it develops.
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Report: Vikings sign Kyle Sloter to active rosterKyle Sloter appears to be headed to the active roster for Week 2.61 minutes ago Kyle Sloter is getting the call up to the active roster from the practice squad for the Minnesota Vikings, which could point to a troubling development at the quarterback position for the team.
The news comes courtesy of reporter Miles Garrett on Twitter.
This could mean a few things for the Vikings as they head into Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Sam Bradford dealing with a knee issue, the only quarterback left was Case Keenum.
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Sloter being called up either means the team is just getting some insurance in case Bradford does not go, or that the decision has been made that he is not going to play.
We will have more on this story as it becomes available.
Vikings Sign QB Kyle Sloter To 53-Man Roster
On Saturday the Vikings announced that the club has signed QB Kyle Sloter to the 53-man roster off of the practice squad.
To make room on the roster, the team waived S Antone Exum Jr.
Sloter (Slow-dur) entered the NFL as a rookie free agent, signing with the Denver Broncos on 5/11/17. The John’s Creek, Georgia native was released by Denver on 9/2/17 and signed to the Vikings practice squad on 9/4/17. Sloter began his collegiate career at Southern Mississippi as a WR and finished at Northern Colorado, where he made the transition to QB. Sloter finished the 2017 preseason with 413 passing yards, 3 TD and 0 INTs on 31-for-43 passing, totaling a 125.4 passer rating.
http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vi...858e2f3168
Vikings promote QB Kyle Sloter amid concern over Sam Bradford's knee By Andrew KrammerSeptember 16, 2017 — 2:10pm The Vikings signed quarterback Kyle Sloter to the active roster on Saturday with starter Sam Bradford listed as questionable to play Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Bradford, who boarded the team flight to Pittsburgh on Saturday, is dealing with a left knee injury reportedly requiring an MRI this week that turned up negative. It’s the same knee for which Bradford has undergone two surgeries to repair a torn ACL in 2013 and 2014.
Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer declined to shed light on Bradford’s injury, but said Friday he expected Bradford to play. Even so, Sloter’s promotion indicates they’re still concerned Bradford won’t suit up vs. the Steelers.
If Bradford doesn’t play, backup Case Keenum would get the start. Keenum has 24 career starts, including nine for the Rams last season.
Sloter was promoted from the Vikings practice squad. Safety Antone Exum Jr. was waived to make room on the roster.
The Vikings aggressively pursued Sloter to be the offense’s third quarterback earlier this month, giving him nearly active roster money with $20,000 per week. Now on the roster, he’ll be bumped up to at least $27,000 per week. Undrafted out of Northern Colorado, Sloter threw for 413 yards and three touchdowns for the Broncos this preseason.
Linebacker Anthony Barr (hamstring) and cornerback Xavier Rhodes (hip) also boarded the team flight to Pittsburgh on Saturday. Both are listed as questionable to play against the Steelers.
http://www.startribune.com/report-with-s...444878893/
Eh...to me, this just seems like insuring things at the QB position. If Sam was a scratch, I doubt they'd have had him practice beyond Wednesday, in order to give his knee more time to recover.
I'm thinking (and admittedly hoping) that Bradford and Barr are both just dealing with the first real-game bumps and bruises of the season, and will get back into "game rhythm" shortly.
That said, Keenum looked pretty decisive in some preseason games, so it could be miles worse.
Is there any chance this is a preemptive move to keep Sloter safe - perhaps because the Vikings fear another team might offer him a spot on their active roster?
We just can't have nice things as Viking's fans, can we? Sigh. Bradford's knee is obviously concerning the Vikings quite a bit. Its probably 60/40 against that Sam starts tomorrow. Fuck. This is no preemptive signing to keep Sloter away from another team, this is a Bradford knee issue.
Always something in Viking's land. Always.
Early in the season still, with a lot of games to go. If anything, I hope this is just a precaution and maybe if we rest Sam it will be to keep him for the rest of the season. Too much Kool Aid flowing after last week to let the hype train stop here!
I'd just play Keenum if there is this much concern this late in the week. Let him rest and get healthy.
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