Players reportedly threw their helmets and shouted, with many dropping to a knee in prayer.
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Zimmer addressed the team in full after the injury and was clearly sympathetic for Bridgewater. Within moments, an ambulance pulled into the Winter Park headquarters with sirens blaring, remained for 10 minutes and then left the scene with Bridgewater.
Later, Zimmer delivered the bad news officially.
“Teddy’s such a great kid”, Zimmer said. “We don’t know the extent of it yet”. Tehrany said those who dislocate their knee can expect a recovery from nine to 12 months in best-case scenarios and, if arterial or nerve damage is ultimately found, the recovery could be as long as two years.
Boone said he’s looking forward to Bridgewater re-joining the team, albeit on the sidelines, for the regular season. “That statement that he wrote tonight, that was all Teddy and he hand-wrote it; that’s the kind of kid he is”. It’s more about our feelings for Teddy and him as a person and getting better than it is about anything else. “He was really going to be able to help us out”.
From a fitness perspective, coach Mike McCoy said the No. 3 overall pick out of Ohio State looked “as we expected”. “We’re going to fight like we always do”. “I think he’s played great this preseason”.
In some ways, the Patriots’ last exhibition game against the New York Giants on Thursday will serve as a sort of going away party for Tom Brady.
The Vikings’ offense is now in the hands of the 36-year-old Shaun Hill, who offers what Bridgewater lacks in experience but comes without the first-round pedigree.
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The Vikings now have a choice to make about their immediate future at quarterback as they are left to wonder if they trade to bring a replacement in or stick with one of their back up quarterbacks.
The Vikings will have to hope and pray for a Kurt Warner-like resurgence of Shaun Hill’s career, and perhaps that someone would become available that can help them out. He’s 16-18 with a 62.0 completion percentage, 8,053 yards, 49 touchdowns, 30 interceptions and an 85.2 passer rating.
1998 at NFC Championship game – I sarcastically joked “what if he misses this field goal?”
Without Bridgewater, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2014, the Vikings could miss their flawless window of opportunity as they get set to open new U.S. Bank Stadium.
At this time, it’s too soon to say who would be a reliable QB in place of Bridgewater. In fact, another game is right around the corner for the Minnesota Vikings, as the final preseason game is among us. Then they travel to Tennessee to open the season on September 11.
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“Every time I think about going to see him in the hospital, how he still had that “Teddy B” smile, how he was still making jokes, how he was like, ‘Man, I’m going to be OK, ‘ it put a smile on my face”, cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said.
