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Vikings Reportedly Wanted Different QB before Landing Joshua Dobbs

The Minnesota Vikings have nine games remaining on the 2023 regular season schedule and will undertake a playoff quest with four quarterbacks available on their roster: Jaren Hall, Joshua Dobbs, Nick Mullens, and Sean Mannion.

Vikings Reportedly Wanted Different QB before Landing Joshua Dobbs

QB1 Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon last weekend at Lambeau Field, prematurely ending his season and casting his future with the Vikings into doubt.

And to hedge the bet on quarterback depth following Cousins’ ailment, Minnesota swung a low-risk trade for Joshua Dobbs with the Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings gained Dobbs and a 7th-Round draft pick for a 6th-Rounder, which is NFL-speak for “free.