"Donovan McNabb's time in Minnesota has come to an end. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Vikings plan to release McNabb later this afternoon, bringing to a close an uneventful run in the Twin Cities.

The Vikings traded for McNabb in late-July with head coach Leslie Frazier believing his team had an opportunity to make a run at a playoff berth. But McNabb's stint as the starter was far from encouraging. The Vikings' sputtered out to a 1-5 start. And McNabb saw his last action in the third quarter of Week 6 during a demoralizing 39-10 loss in Chicago. Frazier replaced McNabb with rookie Christian Ponder in the fourth quarter of that game and named Ponder the starter for the rest of the season just a few days later.

McNabb completed 60.3 percent of his passes in his six starts this fall, averaging 171 passing yards per game with four touchdowns and two interceptions."