Brett Favre May Be Retiring: Free Agent QBs Options for Vikings

By now we all know that the ageless wonder Brett Favre has almost retired and thought about moving on to a life without football. 

While he will take solace in the fact that he had a great career with a lot of milestones achieved, awards won, and records broken, the Vikings, even though they aren’t really showing it, are scrambling to salvage their offense knowing that their quarterbacks may not cut it.

So are there any free agent quarterbacks available right now that the Vikings could bring into camp to help them find the right one now that the “right one” has decided to call it quits?

Granted the pickings are pretty slim out there but there are a few players still without teams that might be able to help the Vikings in the interim. 

Here are five guys that are still available and may interest the Vikings as they wait for the final word on whether or not Favre is going to retire.

Daunte Culpepper

Is Culpepper washed up? 

Right now, he might be an option for the Vikings. 

This former Minnesota Viking is currently not working in the NFL and may be able to make some time to come to camp and win at least a roster spot. 

Culpepper could be a good mentor to the younger guys at the position and wouldn’t be a bad fill in just in case Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels falter.

Jeff Garcia

Garcia remains a free agent and even though he’s aged and not in the same kind of shape that he used to be, there is no doubt that the Vikings should take some interest in him. 

Garcia has stepped in nicely in other places around the NFL (Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers) and could be a nice stop gap while the young guys develop. 

Don’t be surprised if the Vikings show some interest in this currently unemployed ex-NFL quarterback.

Brian St. Pierre

Pierre has been looking for a job since his last one with the Arizona Cardinals.

And while he isn’t quite the starting caliber quarterback that the Vikings may be looking for (to replace Favre), he does have some experience and could be a decent enough backup in Minnesota. 

Todd Collins

Collins is a guy with some experience as a starter in the NFL and just happens to be free right now so, Minnesota could be interested in taking a look at him. 

Veteran quarterbacks will draw the most interest from the Vikings because of the lack veteran experience at the position (with Favre gone). 

Could Collins be of some interest to the Vikings?

JaMarcus Russell

Don’t laugh, the Vikings just might be able to resurrect the career of this once No. 1 overall draft pick, and they should be able to get him cheap. 

He could end up being a developmental prospect. 

However, with Favre’s departure, the team needs veteran help much more than they need a washed up former No. 1 overall pick.

Another likely scenario is that the Vikings could make a trade for another veteran quarterback. 

They have draft picks and could use them to acquire a veteran backup from another team.