Teddy Bridgewater Injury Update: Vikings QB possibly tears ACL
By Josh Hill
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down with a non-contact injury in practice and Minnesota is mourning.
UPADTE: Early reports are that Teddy might have torn more than just his ACL.
Bad news - @ProFootballDoc indicating that Bridgewater is being taken to trauma center. Certainly indicates more than "just" ACL.
— Will Carroll (@injuryexpert) August 30, 2016
UPDATE 2: Vikings players are reportedly distraught over the extent of the injury they witnessed at practice today:
Vikings players were distraught coming off the field. Bridgewater is incredibly popular in the locker room. Team is shaken
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) August 30, 2016
Things come to a crash at Vikings training camp on Tuesday when third-year quarterback Teddy Bridgewater stopped practice after he suffered a non-contact knee injury. Note that he didn’t leave practice with this injury, it was so severe that it caused practice to be cancelled.
Players were reportedly throwing their helmets in disgust and dropping to their knees to pray. That’s not what you want to hear when you’re less than two weeks away from the start of the season.
It’s not a pretty scene at Winter Park, as an ambulance was brought out to take Bridgewater to the hospital after he suffered his injury.
Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater went down, non-contact injury, tough scene. https://t.co/eB2epVzoYZ
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 30, 2016
Right now it’s unclear what the injury is and it’s very possible that this is just a really bad scare. But the chances are that this is a serious injury that could potentially end the Vikings season along with Teddy’s.
We will keep you posted with the latest updates as they come in.