EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Tuesday announced they have signed Kyle Sloter to their 53-man roster, bringing back the quarterback after more than two years.
Sloter first joined Minnesota's practice squad in September 2017 after spending his first NFL offseason and preseason with Denver as an undrafted free agent.
Later that month, Sloter was signed to Minnesota's 53-man roster to back up Case Keenum, who was filling in for an injured Sam Bradford. Sloter was active for six games but did not appear in one during Minnesota's 13-3 campaign.
Sloter remained with the Vikings after the team signed Kirk Cousins in spring 2018. Cousins started all 16 games that season. Backups Trevor Siemian did not play, and Sloter was inactive for all 16 games.
The Vikings opted to keep two quarterbacks — Cousins and Sean Mannion — on their 53-man roster in 2019 and waived Sloter during final cuts.
The Georgia native has since made stops with the Cardinals, Lions, Bears and Raiders, but has not appeared in a regular-season game.
View photos of the Vikings 53-man roster as of Jan. 5, 2022.
1 K Greg Joseph
1 K Greg Joseph
3 P Jordan Berry
16 P Jordan Berry
7 CB Patrick Peterson
7 CB Patrick Peterson
8 QB Kirk Cousins
8 QB Kirk Cousins
11 QB Kellen Mond
11 QB Kellen Mond
12 WR Dede Westbrook
12 WR Dede Westbrook
14 QB Sean Mannion
14 QB Sean Mannion
15 WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
15 WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
17 WR K.J. Osborn
17 WR K.J. Osborn
18 WR Justin Jefferson
18 WR Justin Jefferson
20 CB Harrison Hand
20 CB Harrison Hand
22 S Harrison Smith
22 S Harrison Smith
23 S Xavier Woods
23 S Xavier Woods
24 CB Mackensie Alexander
24 CB Mackensie Alexander
2 RB Alexander Mattison
2 RB Alexander Mattison
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
26 RB Kene Nwangwu
3 CB Cameron Dantzler
27 CB Cameron Dantzler
29 CB Kris Boyd
29 CB Kris Boyd
30 FB C.J. Ham
30 FB C.J. Ham
31 RB Wayne Gallman
31 RB Wayne Gallman
4 RB Dalvin Cook
33 RB Dalvin Cook
35 TE Luke Stocker
35 TE Luke Stocker
41 LB Chazz Surratt
41 LB Chazz Surratt
42 LS Andrew DePaola
42 LS Andrew DePaola
44 S Josh Metellus
44 S Josh Metellus
45 LB Troy Dye
45 LB Troy Dye
48 LB Blake Lynch
48 LB Blake Lynch
52 G Wyatt Davis
52 G Wyatt Davis
55 LB Anthony Barr
55 LB Anthony Barr
56 C Garrett Bradbury
56 C Garett Bradbury
58 DT Michael Pierce
58 DT Michael Pierce
59 LB Nick Vigil
59 LB Nick Vigil
64 T Blake Brandel
64 T Blake Brandel
69 T Rashod Hill
69 T Rashod Hill
74 G Olisaemeka Udoh
74 G Olisaemeka Udoh
75 T Brian O'Neill
75 T Brian O'Neill
78 G Dakota Dozier
78 G Dakota Dozier
83 TE Tyler Conklin
83 TE Tyler Conklin
85 WR Dan Chisena
85 WR Dan Chisena
90 DT Sheldon Richardson
90 DT Sheldon Richardson
92 DT James Lynch
92 DT James Lynch
91 OLB Patrick Jones II
91 DE Patrick Jones II
94 DT Dalvin Tomlinson
94 DT Dalvin Tomlinson
96 DT Armon Watts
96 DT Armon Watts
98 DE D.J. Wonnum
98 DE D.J. Wonnum
The Vikings opted to keep two quarterbacks — Cousins and Sean Mannion — on their 53-man roster in 2019 and waived Sloter during final cuts.
The Georgia native has since made stops with the Cardinals, Lions, Bears and Raiders, but has not appeared in a regular-season game.
Sloter turned in strong performances in preseason games with Denver and Minnesota, building a rapport with fan bases in both locales.
In 2017 with the Broncos, he completed 31 of 43 passes for 413 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a passer rating of 125.4.
The following preseason, Sloter completed 41 of 56 passes for 366 yards with four scores, no interceptions and a passer rating of 114.1. In 2019, he went 39-for-51 with 443 yards four scores and one interception for a passer rating of 120.0.
Sloter originally began his college career at Southern Mississippi before transferring to Northern Colorado. He completed 197 of 318 passes for 2,665 yards and 29 touchdowns for the UNC Bears in 2016.
