The Minnesota Vikings added quarterback Carson Wentz to its roster on Sunday after the team traded Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Vikings continue to adjust their quarterback room ahead of the 2025 regular season with the release of a veteran.

Sunday's surprising-but-not decision to sign Wentz and trade Sam Howell represents an admission by the Vikings that they should have just signed Wentz in the first place, and not traded for Howell. Wentz arrives cold; if he'd been signed in April, he would have had the benefit of the offseason program, training camp, and the preseason.