Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyle Sloter is officially the top draft pick for the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers.
NFL legend and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees announced the 28-year-old signal caller as the No. 8 overall pick of the 2022 USFL Draft on Tuesday.
Sloter was a depth signing late last season for the Vikings with starting quarterback Kirk Cousins and backup Nate Stanley being put on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. However, he didn’t get an opportunity to see the field with the team promoting veteran Sean Mannion as the starter and rookie third-round draft pick Kellen Mond as the primary backup.
Sloter was ultimately waived by the Vikings in early January.
New Orleans legend Drew Brees announces QB Kyle Sloter is joining the New Orleans Breakers 🌊 pic.twitter.com/ZQ9Z0bGlI9
— USFL (@USFL) February 23, 2022
The resurrection of the USFL gives Sloter and others a chance to resume their professional playing careers, while also seeing the field more consistently. Perhaps it even opens up an opportunity for a return to the NFL at some point.
Sloter has spent his NFL career being bounced around practice squads. His recent stint with the Vikings was actually the second in his career. He was with the team for two years before getting waived back in August 2019 as well.
Now, he’ll finally have a chance to captain the ship as the quarterback for the Breakers.
