Report: Vikings Talking to Longtime Veteran About Backup QB Role

Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.

Now that Aaron Rodgers has gotten the hint about the Minnesota Vikings not being interested in his services, reports are surfacing that the purple are looking at another longtime veteran to serve as a backup and mentor to young J.J. McCarthy.

Numerous sources are reporting that the Vikings have reached out to Ryan Tannehill about serving as their backup quarterback this season.

Tannehill is a former top ten draft pick, as the Miami Dolphins selected him at #8 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He spent his first seven seasons with the Dolphins…