Cine was Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s first draft pick as Vikings GM in 2022. He was projected to be a fit in Ed Donatell’s defense, which was part of the Vic Fangio system. Cine didn’t crack the initial starting lineup and was primarily a special teams player before suffering a compound leg fracture in London four games into the season.

The backdrop of this whole conversation surrounding the depth chart is the fact that quarterback Sam Darnold struggled mightily last weekend when the Vikings suffered a 31-9 loss to the Detroit Lions. He only completed 18 of 41 passes for 166 yards and he did not throw a touchdown.

The Vikings signed QB Daniel Jones to the active roster on Tuesday and waived Brett Rypien Jones will likely be the No. quarterback for the Vikings in the NFC Playoffs The Vikings signed Jones to their practice squad in November after his release from the New York Giants EAGAN,