The Vikings activated rookie quarterback Kellen Mond from the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday morning, clearing the way for the third-round pick to return to practice after a 10-day absence.
Vikings activate quarterback Kellen Mond from COVID-19 list
The rookie had been sidelined for the past 10 days following a positive COVID test on July 31, his return means the Vikings have five quarterbacks available to practice.
August 10, 2021 at 3:13PM
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Mond had been on the COVID list since testing positive for the virus on July 31. Quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Nate Stanley were both placed on the COVID list as close contacts, while Jake Browning avoided the list after getting vaccinated against COVID this year.
As Mond returned to practice on Tuesday, the Vikings had five quarterbacks available to them: Cousins, Mond, Browning, Stanley and Danny Etling, who was one of the two passers the team signed after losing three of its four QBs last week. The stockpile of QBs could lead them to let one go in the near future, if they feel like they could better use the roster spot elsewhere.
Mond came back a day before the Vikings start two days of joint practices with the Broncos in advance of Saturday's preseason opener. He missed some throws early in a walk-through while trading second-team snaps with Jake Browning, and nearly hit coach Mike Zimmer in the feet with one, but ended the practice with a throw that Blake Proehl plucked over the top of a defender for a touchdown in the back corner of the end zone.
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