Thomas Maxwell Brosmer ( ; born March 28, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Hampshire Wildcats and Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Early life Brosmer was born in Davenport, Iowa and after living for a while in Toronto, he moved to Roswell, Georgia in middle school. He attended Roswell's Centennial High School.

College career Brosmer was named the New Hampshire Wildcats' starting quarterback entering his true freshman season. He completed 183 of 311 pass attempts for 1,967 yards with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. UNH played one game during Brosmer's true sophomore season, which was postponed from late 2020 to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He tore his ACL during preseason practices the following year and missed the entire season as a medical redshirt. Brosmer passed for 3,157 yards with 27 touchdowns with eight interceptions as a redshirt junior. As a senior, he led the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision with 3,464 passing yards and had 29 passing touchdowns. After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and utilized the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Brosmer ultimately transferred to Minnesota.

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2019 New Hampshire 11 10 6−4 183 311 58.8 1,967 6.3 12 12 117.0 55 28 0.5 3 2020 New Hampshire 1 1 0−1 20 35 57.1 128 3.7 2 0 106.7 4 -8 -2.0 0 2021 New Hampshire 0 0 — Medical 2022 New Hampshire 13 13 9−4 263 420 62.6 3,154 7.5 27 8 143.1 75 117 1.6 2 2023 New Hampshire 11 11 6−5 294 459 64.0 3,464 7.5 29 5 146.1 57 126 2.2 5 2024 Minnesota 12 12 7−5 250 374 66.8 2,617 7.0 17 5 137.9 67 -34 -0.5 5 Career 48 47 28−19 1,010 1,599 63.2 11,330 7.1 87 30 136.9 258 229 0.9 15

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings Brosmer signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025. After a successful preseason, Brosmer made the initial 53-man roster on August 26. He was one of the seven undrafted free agents that made the Vikings roster.

He made his first regular season appearance on September 21, against the Cincinnati Bengals. Brosmer went 2-for-4 for 29 yards becoming the first starting quarterback from the University of Minnesota to play quarterback in the NFL since 2002, and the first University of New Hampshire quarterback to ever take a snap in the NFL.

With starter J. J. McCarthy suffering a concussion in Week 12 and in concussion protocol, Vikings announced that Brosmer would start his first NFL game on November 30, against the Seattle Seahawks. Brosmer went 19-for-30 for 126 yards and four interceptions in a 26–0 loss, the first time the Vikings were shut out since 2007.

Following McCarthy's right hand injury in Week 16, Brosmer was named the starter against the Detroit Lions in the Week 17 matchup. In his second career start, Brosmer made history as the only quarterback in the Super Bowl era to throw fewer than 70 passing yards, be sacked seven or more times, and still win the game. He then relieved McCarthy in the season's last game against the Green Bay Packers and fared better, throwing for 57 yards and being sacked only twice in another Viking win.

Brosmer was named to the initial 53-man roster for the 2026 season on August 30 but he was released the next day. He was re-signed to the Vikings practice squad the next day after that. On September 29, Brosmer was signed to the active roster after the Vikings traded away J. J. McCarthy to the New York Giants.

Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles 2025 MIN 7 2 1–1 47 71 66.2 328 4.6 29 0 4 53.0 7 11 1.6 11 0 14 100 2 1 Career 7 2 1–1 47 71 66.2 328 4.6 29 0 4 53.0 7 11 1.6 11 0 14 100 2 1

References

External links Minnesota Vikings bio New Hampshire Wildcats bio Minnesota Golden Gophers bio