The Indianapolis Colts have promoted quarterback Brett Rypien to their active roster amid a rash of injuries at the position.
The 29-year-old joined the team’s practice roster in October following his release from the Cincinnati Bengals. It remains unclear if he will start for the Colts this week as Daniel Jones suffered a torn Achilles this past week, while Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson Sr. are dealing with nagging injuries.
Rypien spent the entire 2024 season as a backup with the Minnesota Vikings, though he didn’t take any regular-season snaps. During the preseason, he completed 51.7 percent of his passes for 151 yards and one interception.
The six-foot-two, 202-pound passer started his NFL career as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos in 2019. He spent four seasons there, throwing for 778 yards, four touchdowns, and eight interceptions. He went 2-1 as a starter.
Rypien spent the 2023 season between the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Jets, seeing action in two games with the Rams. He threw for 172 yards and one interception, going 0-1 as a starter.
In total, the passer has completed 58.3 percent of his passes for 950 yards, four touchdowns, and nine interceptions over seven NFL seasons, earning just over $5.6 million.
Rypien was born in Spokane, Wash. but is eligible for dual citizenship. He is the nephew of Calgary, Alta. native Mark Rypien, who spent 15 seasons at quarterback in the NFL and was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXVI.
A four-year starter at Boise State University, Rypien passed for 13,578 yards with 90 touchdowns and 29 interceptions at the collegiate level. He was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference three times and was once the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
Rypien’s exclusive rights cannot be claimed by a CFL team because he has never gone through the draft process.
