Minnesota Vikings Sign New Depth QB

After Carson Wentz was ruled out with a shoulder injury that requires season-ending surgery, the Minnesota Vikings were down to just two quarterbacks on their roster, both of which are under 25-years-old and have two total NFL starts under their belts.

Minnesota Vikings sign John Wolford

So this week, we knew they’d sign a veteran quarterback to add depth into that room, we just didn’t know what kind of signing it would be. On Wednesday morning, we got our answer when the Vikings announced that they have signed 30-year-old QB John Wolford to the practice squad. Tom Pelissero (NFL Network) had it first.

The Vikings are signing veteran QB John Wolford to the practice squad, per sources.

Wolford was coached by Kevin O’Connell with the Rams and spent training camp this year with KOC protege Grant Udinski in Jacksonville. Some experienced depth behind J.J. McCarthy. pic.twitter.com/ANyEWLE19b

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 29, 2025

I’m going to be honest, Wolford was not on my radar until the signing happened, but as Tom points out, the signing makes a lot of sense, given that John was with Kevin O’Connell with the Rams from 2020-2021.

Who is this guy?

Not only that, but he was most recently with the Jacksonville Jaguars, whose offensive coordinator is former Vikings assistant, Grant Udinski. Nonetheless, the Wolford signing tells us that Minnesota plans to roll with JJ McCarthy as QB1 and Max Brosmer as QB2 for the remainder of the season.

John Wolford hasn’t played a game in the NFL since 2022, when he started three times for the Rams. In his three-year NFL career (all Rams), which includes four starts and seven total appearances, the former Wake Forest standout has completed 61-of-104 passes (58.7%) for 626 yards, 1 touchdown and 5 interceptions.

Then-Rams OC Kevin O’Connell talking about John Wolford ahead of Wolford’s first career start in late-2020.

This move makes sense.

Vikings only had two QBs on the roster, both inexperienced — Wolford is an old-hand in the system who won’t require extra time to get up to speed. https://t.co/Ofve4qog6n pic.twitter.com/JkbDglGb5z

— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) October 29, 2025

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The Rams clinch a playoff spot with an 18-7 win vs Arizona.

LAR QB John Wolford had 281 total yards and a TD in his NFL debut!

💰LAR -110 💰U42.5#RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/rirWshE4F2

— SportsBettingDime (@SBD) January 4, 2021