Vikings Waive QB R.J. Archer

In a roster move that has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not Brett Favre returns for the 2010 season, the Minnesota Vikings have waived undrafted free agent quraterback R.J. Archer.

Within that blog post, Mike Wobschall of Vikings.com mentions that the Vikings have 4 quarterbacks on the active roster. The fourth quarterback behind Favre, Tarvaris Jackson, and Sage Rosenfels is sixth-round pick Joe Webb, who many teams were looking at as a wide receiver.

During his career at UAB, Webb completed 59% of his 792 pass attempts for 5,771 yards and 37 touchdowns. Webb added 2,771 yards and 24 touchdowns on the ground, and 32 receptions for 471 yards and 4 scores as a receiver. The 6-3, 223-pound Webb worked ahead of Rosenfels during the team's mandatory mini-camp earlier this month.

The 6-2, 220-pound Archer was signed to a three-year contract as an undrafted free agent out of William & Mary. Archer played receiver for the Tribe for two seasons, catching 69 passes for 940 yards and a touchdown before moving to quarterback in 2008. In two seasons under center, Archer completed 60.2% of his pass attempts for 2,778 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Archer earned second-team All-CAA honors after last season.

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