AUGUST 11, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
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Vikings Training Camp Recap, Day 12: Za'Darius Smith Eats, Backup QBs in Spotlight Kellen Mond and Sean Mannion were the only available quarterbacks at Thursday’s practice.
What We Learned From the Vikings' First Unofficial Depth Chart of the Season Kellen Mond and Sean Mannion are still battling for the backup quarterback job.
AUGUST 10, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Several Vikings players, coaches have experienced 'Hard Knocks.' Is the team next? Six years later, Sean Mannion has revealed he didn’t take the $100 that Jared Goff was ready to pay him. In 2016, Goff was the No. 1 pick in...
AUGUST 9, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM
Vikings sign Booth, Ingram, finish rookie deals before camp
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Report: Vikings eyeing Sean Mannion as primary backup over Kellen Mond Vikings eyeing Mannion as their top emergency QB option
MARCH 25, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Vikings Re-Sign Quarterback Sean Mannion Minnesota Vikings Latest News
MARCH 22, 2022 • VIKINGS.COM
Vikings agree to 3-year, $42M deal with OLB Za'Darius Smith
The Minnesota Vikings and free agent outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith have agreed to contract termsMARCH 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Back in Minnesota Mannion re-signed with the Vikings on Tuesday, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Impact Mannion, who started one game for the Vikings last season, now returns to the team to provide competition for the backup gig behind Kirk Cousins. That said, 2021 third-round pick Kellen Mond would appear the likeliest candidate to hold the No. 2 role, even if no more names are added to the quarterback room.
MARCH 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Vikings have little space to spend with big holes on defense
The Minnesota Vikings have big holes on defense and little salary cap space to fill them in free agencyMARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Draws one start in 2021 Mannion started his only appearance for the Vikings during the 2021 campaign.
Impact With Kirk Cousins on the COVID-19 list, Mannion drew the start -- his only appearance of the season -- for the Vikings in Week 17. He completed 22 of his 36 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown during the 37-10 loss to the Packers. He also added two rushing attempts for 14 yards. The 29-year-old is set to become a free agent this offseason, and rookie third-round pick Kellen Mond is expected to step into the primary backup role to Kirk Cousins next year, so it's unlikely that Mannion re-signs with the Vikings.
JANUARY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Did the Vikings wave the white flag by starting Sean Mannion at QB vs. the Packers? Minnesota played it conservatively with its backup quarterback, but might it have been better off giving Kellen Mond a shot?
JANUARY 6, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Returns to backup role Mannion will return to a backup role for Sunday's season finale against the Bears after head coach Mike Zimmer said Kirk Cousins (illness) will reclaim starting duties following hi...
Impact After Cousins tested positive for the virus last Friday and wasn't eligible to play Week 17, Mannion stepped in for his third career NFL start and first since 2019. The 29-year-old largely struggled to move the offense in the Vikings' 37-10 loss to the Packers, completing 22 of 36 attempts for 189 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions to go with two carries for 14 yards. Though the Vikings are eliminated from playoff contention, Zimmer doesn't plan on using the otherwise meaningless regular-season finale to get a further evaluation of either Mannion or third-string quarterback Kellen Mond.
JANUARY 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Playoff-less Vikings, Zimmer enter a week of uncertainty
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer may have a job change in his future after a lopsided loss at Green BayJANUARY 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Modest output in SNF loss Mannion completed 22 of 36 pass attempts for 189 yards and a touchdown, adding 14 rushing yards on two carries in Sunday's 37-10 loss to the Packers.
Impact Mannion got his first start in purple and gold with Kirk Cousins (illness) ruled out ahead of the contest. The veteran backup didn't perform terribly given his tough opponent, but he certainly didn't create any possibility of a quarterback controversy in Minnesota. Mannion did leave the game for a drive late in the contest due to hand cramps, but he was able to return and close out the game. If Cousins hasn't cleared protocols by next Sunday, then Mannion should get another start against the Bears, though he isn't likely to make much noise in fantasy circles.
JANUARY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Kellen Mond makes an unexpected NFL debut in relief of Sean Mannion Kellen Mond completed two of his three passes, but nearly threw an interception in his short stint at Lambeau Field.
JANUARY 3, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Vikings QB Sean Mannion 'felt totally prepared,' but that wasn't enough against Packers GREEN BAY, Wis. — Asking veteran backup quarterback Sean Mannion to keep the Vikings’ faint postseason hopes alive on the road against a Gre...
JANUARY 3, 2022 • TWINCITIES.COM
Packers rout Vikings 37-10 in cold to take NFC's No. 1 seed
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, AJANUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sean Mannion zips 14-yard throw to K.J. Osborn for QB's first career TD Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion zips a 14-yard throw to Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn for the quarterback's first career touc...
JANUARY 3, 2022 • NFL.COM
Sean Mannion dots Justin Jefferson along sideline for 16 yards Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion dots Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson along the sideline for 16 yards.
JANUARY 3, 2022 • NFL.COM
Preston Smith leaves Sean Mannion with nowhere to go on third-down sack Green Bay Packers linebacker Preston Smith leaves Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sean Mannion with nowhere to go on third-down sack.
JANUARY 3, 2022 • NFL.COM
Vikings won't have CB Cameron Dantzler for Packers game
Cornerback Cameron Dantzler has joined the list of Minnesota Vikings unavailable for their Sunday night game with the Green Bay PackersJANUARY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sean Mannion Gets Starting Nod For Vikings Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and backup QB Sean Mannion has been activated from the reser...
JANUARY 1, 2022 • OUTKICK.COM
Sean Mannion will start for the Vikings on Sunday Sean Mannion will start for the Vikings versus the Packers on Sunday.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 • NESN.COM
Vikings' Kirk Cousins tests positive for COVID-19, out for Sunday; Sean Mannion to start vs. Packers Cousins, 33, has started in all 15 games for the 7-8 Vikings this season, throwing for 3,971 yards and 30 touchdowns.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Locked in for Week 17 start Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer confirmed Mannion will serve as the team's starting quarterback Sunday against the Packers, Chad Graff of The Athletic reports.
Impact Mannion's appointment to the starting role was expected after Kirk Cousins was ruled out for Week 17 after testing positive for the coronavirus Friday and subsequently landing on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Though Mannion was on the same list for six days before being activated earlier Friday, Zimmer told Graff there "really wasn't" any consideration to handing the start to third-string rookie Kellen Mond, the only Minnesota signal-caller who was able to practice all week. While the lack of three full practices with the first-team offense leading up to Sunday's game in Green Bay is less than ideal, Mannion is at least fully familiar with Minnesota's playbook after spending parts of the past three seasons in the organization. He's only seen spot duty behind Cousins during his time in Minnesota, with Mannion's sole start as a member of the Vikings coming while the team was resting several key contributors in Week 17 of the 2019 season. He struggled mightily in a loss to the Bears in that game, completing 12 of 21 attempts for 126 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.
DECEMBER 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
