1. Brett Robert Rypien is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
43 Facts About Brett Rypien
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Brett Rypien played college football for the Boise State Broncos and signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019, and has been a member of the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Jets.
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Brett Rypien graduated early from Shadle Park as a 4.0 grade point average student, earning valedictorian honors.
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Brett Rypien was rated by both Rivals and Scout as a four-star recruit coming out of high school.
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Brett Rypien verbally committed to Boise State University in April 2014 and enrolled in January 2015.
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Brett Rypien began taking classes at Boise State in January 2015; he had enrolled early so he could take part in spring practices.
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Brett Rypien entered the game in the second half, burning his redshirt, and led the offense to scores on each of his four possessions, three touchdowns and one field goal.
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Brett Rypien became the first true freshman quarterback to play in a game for Boise State since 1993.
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Brett Rypien picked up the offensive MVP honor for this performance.
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Brett Rypien was named to three separate award watch lists before the start of fall camp.
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Brett Rypien was named to the watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the top collegiate quarterback; the Maxwell Award, which goes to the top collegiate football player of the year; and the Walter Camp Award, which goes to the player of the year in college football.
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Also before the start of the season, Brett Rypien was named as one of four team captains by his teammates, becoming the first sophomore captain in more than a decade for Boise State.
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Brett Rypien was named to four separate award watch lists before the start of fall camp.
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Brett Rypien was named to the watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award, which goes to the top collegiate quarterback; the Maxwell Award, which goes to the top collegiate football player of the year; the Walter Camp Award, which goes to the player of the year in college football; and the Wuerffel Trophy, which is awarded to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
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Also before the start of the season, Brett Rypien represented the offensive side for Boise State at the Mountain West Football Media Days at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, and was named as one of three team captains by his teammates.
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In that game, Brett Rypien shared time with dual-threat quarterback Montell Cozart, a graduate transfer from Kansas.
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Brett Rypien was named to six separate award watch lists before the start of fall camp.
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Also before the start of the season, Brett Rypien represented the offensive side for Boise State at the Mountain West Football Media Days at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
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At the close of camp, and for the third straight year, Brett Rypien was named as one of three team captains by his teammates for the 2018 season.
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Brett Rypien started the year strongly by throwing for 12 touchdowns with zero interceptions through the first four games.
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Brett Rypien went 10 of 14 passing for 134 yards and a touchdown on a shared rotation.
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Brett Rypien finished his collegiate career as the FBS leader in passing yards among current players.
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Brett Rypien finished as the all-time leader in passing yards, completions and 300-yard passing performances in the Mountain West.
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Brett Rypien was expected to be selected in the latter half of the 2019 NFL draft after an impressive career at Boise State, and after putting up impressive passing numbers landing in second in all major passing statistics at Boise State.
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Kyle McCarthy, Brett Rypien's agent, noted that besides the Broncos, there were offers from a double-digit number of teams but it was Brett Rypien's relationship with coordinator Rich Scangarello that was the largest lure in choosing the Broncos.
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Brett Rypien was waived on August 31,2019, and was signed to the practice squad the following day.
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Brett Rypien was promoted to the active roster on November 1,2019, to be the backup quarterback to Brandon Allen after starter Joe Flacco suffered a neck injury.
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On November 30,2019, the Broncos waived Brett Rypien after Drew Lock was activated off of injured reserve.
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Brett Rypien was then re-signed to the practice squad two days later.
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On September 5,2020, Brett Rypien was waived by the Broncos, and was signed to the practice squad the following day.
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Brett Rypien was promoted to the active roster on September 25,2020.
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Brett Rypien got his first in-game action on September 27,2020, when he entered the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in relief of starter Jeff Driskel.
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On September 29,2020, Brett Rypien was named the starter for the Broncos Week 4 matchup against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football.
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Brett Rypien was promoted to the active roster on September 28,2021.
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Brett Rypien appeared in one game in the 2021 season.
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Brett Rypien had two incomplete passes in Week 17 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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On October 22,2022, Brett Rypien was named the starter for Denver's Week 7 matchup against the Jets after Russell Wilson was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
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Brett Rypien had 197 passing yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the victory.
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On May 4,2023, Brett Rypien signed with the Los Angeles Rams.
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On December 5,2023, Brett Rypien was signed by the Jets off the Seahawks practice squad.
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On March 13,2024, Brett Rypien signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears.
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On his mother's side of the family, Brett Rypien is the nephew of Chris Tormey, an assistant to the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL.
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In 2019, prior to the NFL and CFL drafts, Brett Rypien was reportedly working on formally securing Canadian citizenship; Brett Rypien is eligible to hold dual citizenship because of his father's Canadian citizenship.