Teddy Bridgewater is back in action.
The Minnesota Vikings quarterback suffered a horrific knee injury in training camp on Aug. 30, 2016, dislocating his knee and tearing his ACL, and it was believed at the time that it could end his career. But Bridgewater returned to practice Wednesday for the first time in 14 months, and the Vikings captured it all on video.
Bridgewater’s teammates cheered and yelled his name when he jogged out to the practice field.
The 24-year-old had a promising career ahead of him before the injury, so it’s great to see him back on that path. There also were rumors in January that Bridgewater might miss the entire 2017 season, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.
Bridgewater still is on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, so Case Keenum will start the Vikings’ game Sunday against the Ravens in Baltimore over Sam Bradford, who also is injured. Bridgewater need more practice anyway before he becomes an actual option under center, so his timeline to return is unclear.
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