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Former Vikings QB Nate Stanley files an injury grievance

Former Hawkeye files grievance against the Vikings

After the Vikings waived Stanley on July 19th, the former Iowa quarterback filed an injury grievance against the Vikings.

The injury, as noted by the Pioneer Press’ Chris Tomasson, is nerve related with pain going down his leg. Now that the grievance has been filed, the Vikings will have $172,000 in cap space withheld until the grievance is settled.

If Stanley wins the grievance, he will be awarded the injury settlement he is claiming he should have received. What will be up to him is proving that his nerve issue is directly related to football.

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Top 25 single-game Iowa Hawkeyes passing performances

Over its football history, these are the top 25 single-game passing performances in Iowa Hawkeyes history.

Among Power 5 teams, Iowa doesn’t have the history of air raid programs like say a Texas Tech. Still, that hasn’t stopped the Hawkeyes from putting together some eye-popping single-game passing performances from the quarterback position.

Also, the fact that Iowa hasn’t been constructed as an air raid program honestly makes these numbers more impressive. They are fewer and farther in between and that makes these games special when they’ve happened historically.

Hawkeyes Wire already broke down the top 25 single-season passing leaders in Iowa history. Now, let’s take a look at the top 25 single-game passing performances.

Top 25 passing seasons in Iowa Hawkeyes football history

What do the top 25 passing seasons in Hawkeyes history look like? Here’s the best passing seasons in Iowa’s black and gold.

While elite quarterback play and the University of Iowa might not be completely synonymous, the Hawkeyes have boasted some terrific signal-callers over their program history.

Chuck Long finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1985. Brad Banks did, too, back in 2002. Before those two, Randy Duncan had his own second-place Heisman Trophy finish in 1958 and Kenny Ploen earned the ninth-most votes in 1956.

During Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz’s tenure, Iowa’s quarterbacks haven’t always been asked or tasked to roll up big numbers in order to position the Hawkeyes for victories. Instead, the hallmark of great Hawkeye quarterback play under Ferentz has been ball security.

With that in mind, it doesn’t mean that some of the best performances under center still haven’t come over the last quarter century. In fact, some of the best quarterback seasons statistically have come during the Ferentz era.

What about Iowa’s entire history, though? Which quarterbacks have authored the best passing seasons in program history? Here’s a look at each of the top 25 Iowa single-season passing totals.

Packers work out 7 players, including 6 on offense

The Packers reported workouts for seven players on Monday, including three wide receivers and QB Nate Stanley, a Menomonie, WI native.

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst exited early from Monday’s shareholder’s meeting to go try out a player. In the afternoon, it was announced the team was signing safety Dallin Leavitt. The Packers are now officially up to 90 players heading into training camp, but Gutekunst is still keeping an eye on outside talent. According to the league’s transaction wire, Green Bay worked out seven other players, and all but six on offense, including three receivers (two from the USFL) and a quarterback with Wisconsin ties. 

Here is a quick look at all seven players: 

Vikings waiving backup quarterback Nate Stanley

Stanley is reportedly being waived by the Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings have whittled their quarterback room down to three players after waiving former seventh-round draft pick Nate Stanley.

The team officially reported the news on Tuesday.

The move doesn’t really come as a surprise considering the fact that the Vikings were never going to carry four quarterbacks on their roster. And Stanley was already a long-shot option to make the team.

Kirk Cousins is firmly entrenched as the starter, while Sean Mannion and Kellen Mond handle backup duties. In fact, the battle for the lead backup role between Mannion and Mond will be one of the more fascinating training camp battles when the players return to the field next week.

Stanley, 24, is still hoping for an opportunity to see an NFL field at some point in his career. But for now, he was occupying a spot that the Vikings needed to open up on their 90-man roster.

A corresponding move is likely imminent.

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‘I just want to win’: Iowa Hawkeyes QB commit Marco Lainez III says he patterns game after Brad Banks

In an interview with From the Hawkeye of the Storm, Iowa quarterback commit Marco Lainez III said he patterns his game after Brad Banks.

Iowa fans should be excited about what the 2023 class has in store for the future. The Hawkeyes currently have 12 commits and the class is ranked No. 19 nationally by 247Sports.

Of course, one of the headliners in Iowa’s 2023 class is 6-foot-2, 220 pound quarterback Marco Lainez III out of the Hun School in Princeton, N.J. According to 247Sports, Lainez is a three-star commit, the nation’s No. 22 quarterback and the No. 7 player from New Jersey.

Rivals also ranks Lainez as a three-star commit, but the service grades him a little bit higher and as the No. 14 quarterback in the 2023 class. Lastly, On3 lists Lainez as a three-star commit, the nation’s No. 26 quarterback and the No. 6 player from New Jersey.

The senior-to-be committed to the Hawkeyes on Dec. 13, 2021, and has kept that pledge to Iowa following former quarterbacks coach Ken O’Keefe’s decision to step away in February.

Lainez joined the From the Hawkeye of the Storm podcast to discuss a wide-ranging list of topics. The future Hawkeye said that he’s actually looked to Iowa’s past for one of his game’s biggest influences, patterning himself after former Hawkeye great quarterback Brad Banks. That will no doubt have Iowa fans feeling some kind of way. Perhaps a bit nostalgic and equally electrified.

It’s an excellent interview with host Cory Brada and Hawkeye fans will want to sit down and watch the entirety of it. Here’s the full interview with Lainez and some of the items and quotes that caught our attention attached below.

Vikings 2022 offseason preview: Where does Minnesota stand at QB?

Do the Vikings have a Kirk Cousins problem or not?

The most important position on the field will also be the most interesting one for the Minnesota Vikings this offseason. Quarterback Kirk Cousins is coming up on the final year of his contract, and the new regime will have a big decision on their hands right out of the gates.

Newly-hired head coach Kevin O’Connell has been a vocal supporter of Cousins since his arrival with the team. There’s an already established relationship there with the two working together during O’Connell’s time as a quarterbacks coach for the Washington Commanders.

But how will newly-hired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah feel about Cousins counting $45 million against the salary cap, which is the third-highest hit across the entire NFL at that position?

That message of collaboration is about to get put to the test quickly.

In our first offseason positional preview, we’ll start with one of the most hotly-contested positions on the roster for the Vikings. Where do things stand for the team at quarterback?

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Report: Vikings QB Nate Stanley did, in fact, make the trip to Kansas City

So Vikings QB Nate Stanley ended up making the trip, according to multiple reports.

Vikings QB Nate Stanley was reported to have been out for the Kansas City game. This would have been a big blow to his chances of making the roster. Instead, Stanley ended up going, according to multiple reports.

“Stanley is on the field in Arrowhead right now warming up with the other three QBs,” Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune reported.

There’s no telling whether Stanley will see reps or not in the Chiefs game as of now. If he does end up playing, Stanley has a chance to make the roster and compete for a backup quarterback role.

However, the Iowa product is a long shot to do so, with Kellen Mond and Jake Browning being the two most likely to take the backup quarterback position.

We apologize for the original report stating that Stanley did not make the trip.

Report: Vikings QB Nate Stanley did not make trip to Kansas City due to injury

Nate Stanley is out for the Vikings’ preseason game against the Chiefs, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Outside of the starter, the Vikings’ competition for spots on the quarterback depth chart is heating up. However, one player won’t have a chance to impress the coaching staff in the team’s final preseason game.

Minnesota QB Nate Stanley did not make the trip to Kansas City due to injury, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Stanley, drafted in the seventh round of 2020, served on the practice squad last year.

The second-year QB will have trouble securing the backup spot from either Jake Browning or Kellen Mond. However, there is a chance the Vikings go in a different direction completely and sign a backup quarterback, on account of how inconsistent Mond and Browning have looked this preseason.

This is a blow to Stanley’s chances of making roster. Although, he was a relative long shot to make it based on how the Vikings’ backup quarterback situation has been unfolding this offseason.

Wisconsin high school becomes big winner of Patrick Peterson’s number change

Menomonie High School will be getting new shoulder pads as a result of Patrick Peterson changing numbers.

A high school in Western Wisconsin will be receiving an unexpected gift from a star NFL player in Minnesota.

The Menomonie High School football program is getting new equipment as a result of Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson changing uniform numbers.

Peterson, an eight-time Pro Bowler who signed in Minnesota this offseason, wore No. 7 at LSU but decided to continue wearing No. 21 – his number with the Arizona Cardinals – after joining the Vikings. Once the NFL passed a new rule allowing other positions to wear single-digit numbers earlier this month, Peterson wanted to switch to his college number, but it was already in use – by former Menomonie quarterback Nate Stanley.

A deal was made between the two players.

In return for getting the No. 7, Peterson will donate new shoulder pads to Stanley’s alma mater in Menomonie.

The Mustangs are a five-time state champion in football.

A star quarterback in Menomonie, Stanley was named a two-time All-State selection and is the school’s record holder for passing yards and passing touchdowns. After graduating from MHS, Stanley went on to start 39 games for the University of Iowa, where he ranks second in school history in passing yards and touchdown passes. The Vikings drafted Stanley in the seventh round of the 2020 draft.

Stanley wore the No. 7 while on the Vikings practice squad last season. He will switch to No. 14 in 2021.

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