Vikings Release Former Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond After One Season, per Report

Minnesota selected the Aggies signal-caller in the third-round of the 2021 draft.
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The Vikings plan to waive former Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond after just one season, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday morning

Mond, a third-round pick in the 2021 draft, arrived in Minnesota as a player on the rise following a strong senior season with the Aggies and an impressive performance in the pre-draft process. However, the 23-year-old failed to live up to the expectations set out for him over the course of his brief time with the Vikings. 

Mond’s chances at making the 2022 roster took a major hit last week when Minnesota struck a deal with Las Vegas for veteran backup Nick Mullens. He’ll now head to waivers with the possibility of returning to the Vikings practice squad later in the week.

After a shaky rookie year that saw him test positive for COVID-19 while competing with Sean Mannion to be Kirk Cousins’s backup, Mond got a fresh start this season under new coach Kevin O’Connell. He got the opportunity to play nearly half of the Minnesota’s preseason snaps, but failed to differentiate himself against third- and fourth-string players on opposing defenses.

Mond ended the 2022 preseason having completed 29 of 51 passes for 303 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also took five sacks.

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Zach Koons is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about Formula One. He joined SI as a breaking/trending news writer in February 2022 before joining the programming team in 2023. Koons previously worked at The Spun and interned for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently hosts the "Bleav in Northwestern" podcast and received a bachelor's in journalism from Northwestern University.