The Chicago Bears signed quarterback Brett Rypien to a one-year contract through the 2024 season on Wednesday. Rypien is the nephew of Super Bowl XXVI MVP quarterback Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins.
Brett Rypien is six foot two and weighs 202 pounds. The 27-year-old from Spokane, Washington, completed 18 of 38 passes (47.4%) for 172 yards, one interception, and three carries for 19 yards in two games for the Los Angeles Rams in 2023. The Rams signed Rypien as a free agent on May 4, 2023, but was released on November 7, 2003, and spent the rest of the season on both the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets practice squads.
Before Los Angeles, Rypien signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. Rypien spent three seasons with the Broncos completing 80 of 130 passes (61.5%) for 778 yards, four touchdowns, eight interceptions, and 11 carries for two yards in eight games for the Broncos, of which three were starts.
Collegiately, Rypien played four seasons at Boise State (2015-18) completing 1,036 of 1,618 passes (64%) for 13,581 yards, 90 touchdowns, 29 interceptions, 210 carries for -97 yards, three touchdowns, three catches for 38 yards, and two touchdowns in 50 games for the Broncos.
He is the Mountain West’s all-time leader in passing yards (13,581), completions (1,036), and 300-yard passing games (21). Rypien was a three-time First Team All-MWC (2015-16, 2018), MWC Freshman of the Year (2015), MWC Offensive Player of the Year (2018), and a Second Team All-MWC (2017).
