As Minnesota Vikings fans came to grips with the grim reality that they would face the 2016 season without quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, the National Football League world collectively held its breath awaiting his medical fate and what exactly he is facing physically.
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Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suffered a “significant knee injury” at Tuesday’s practice, coach Mike Zimmer said.
Bridgewater, 23, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a dislocated knee cap on Tuesday after planting his foot awkwardly in a non-contact training drill.
“There are some college football players who have comeback from a knee dislocation and had a great career”, Greene said, citing the injury that former Miami Hurricane running back Willis McGahee suffered and then went on to rush for almost 8,500 yards in an 11 year NFL career.
The Vikings are likely to make a move for a quarterback with the Terry Bridgewater injury.
The Vikings will play their final preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams Thursday night at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Vikings now do not have much to work with behind Hill either, as undrafted rookie free agent Joel Stave has not looked impressive during the preseason and Taylor Heinicke is still recovering from a severed ligament in his leg that occurred after he kicked a door and suffered a cut on glass.
Zimmer tried to straddle a fence in his remarks between being concerned for Bridgewater, one of the most popular players on the team, and not allowing his players to give up on a season that has not even started. That option amount, for quarterbacks taken outside the top 10 of the first round, was $11.36 million.
Bridgewater had an impressive season in 2015 leading the Vikings to the NFC North championship and into the post- season.
Asked if there was any chance Bridgewater could return in 2016, Zimmer said, “It doesn’t look good right now”.
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“I feel like Shaun is going to do a great job for us and I have confidence in him and he’s shown what he’s able to do in the passing game, ” Peterson said. Everybody loves him. So it was disappointing for them and I didn’t think we were going to get much out of practice (so he ended it). “[The visit] was to let him know we care about him. This isn’t a one-man deal”, Zimmer said. “Everybody can count us out if they want, but I think that’d be the wrong thing to do”.
