The Vikings have a backup quarterback.
Trevor Siemian is being traded from the Broncos to the Vikings, according to multiple reports, in a deal that also swaps draft picks. The Vikings are sending an undisclosed 2019 draft pick to Denver in exchange for Siemian and a 2018 late-round pick.
Siemian, 26, leaves a Broncos logjam and comes to the Vikings where he’ll be the backup quarterback. The Vikings are expected to establish the No. 1 quarterback when Kirk Cousins signs a massive contract on Thursday at the team’s Eagan headquarters. It’s no coincidence this deal was done quickly during the onset of free agency, since Siemian is represented by the same agent, Mike McCartney, as Cousins.