And most importantly, Bridgewater won, posting an 18-14 record as a starter and directing the Vikings to a surprising NFC North title last season.
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“I told him the first thing is to get your mindset, ” Peterson said.
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said were about 20 players “sitting on the training tables talking to him, joking around like they always do”.
“This isn’t the typical ACL fix from a non-contact injury, where all you have to worry about is making the knee stable”, Armin Tehrany of Manhattan Orthopedic Care told USA Today.
Left guard Alex Boone also was nearby when Bridgewater suffered the injury.
The team later released a statement saying Bridgewater had suffered a dislocated knee and a torn ACL, meaning Bridgewater’s season is over. The Vikings have said Bridgewater was fortunate to avoid damage to his arteries and nerves. He will undergo surgery in the next few days – let’s hope for a speedy recovery! Many of us are also Vikings fans and the news that Teddy Bridgewater’s knee was almost destroyed was about the worst thing imaginable for the 2016 Vikings. Greene says most division one athletes who just have an ACL injury can come back and play at 90 percent, but the averages most likely drop when a knee dislocation is involved. We’re going to grieve today and upset about it. This is about a team and it’s about us trying to figure out ways to win football games. Our best wishes are certainly with him.
After losing his father last summer, and following the sudden passing of his wife seven years ago, Zimmer said he’ll channel the experiences into helping his team battle this adversity. We’re going to tuck our tail between our legs. “So I feel like we’re still able to have a balanced offense and we’re just going to go from there”.
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“Yeah, that’s our job, find a way”, said Zimmer. While losing their starting quarterback will obviously be an enormous blow to the Vikings on the field this season, it’s certainly a relief to know that an very bad situation didn’t reach it’s much, much more terrible potential. “We all feel bad if it is real significant for Teddy”. I apologize to my family, teammates, Baylor University and our fans for my actions. Teams have to have their 53-man rosters set by 3:00 PM Central time on Saturday afternoon, and I’m not sure how many stories we’ll hear of players getting cut before then. Mark Sanchez is the cheaper option but they could also go for Colin Kaepernick, who has previously proved he can be a star quarterback for his team.
