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Former Vikings QB Heads to Falcons

While the Minnesota Vikings re-signed Garrett Bradbury and Nick Mullens on Tuesday, the Atlanta Falcons were busy to start free agency, mainly adding safety Jessie Bates III from the Cincinnati Bengals.

And that wasn’t all for Atlanta. General manager Terry Fontenot has a mysterious quarterback situation at the moment, appearing to lean toward 2022 rookie Desmond Ridder as QB1. But if Ridder doesn’t work out, former Vikings quarterback Taylor Heinicke will be waiting in reserve.

Former Vikings QB Heads to Falcons

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted Tuesday, “The Falcons are signing former Commanders QB Taylor Heinicke, per me and Mike Garafolo.