OT: Bridgewater Suffers "Serious" Injury

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In a non-contact drill.

Could change the dynamics of the NFC North. I really like Teddy's game as a youngen. I think he has the potential to be a very strong QB.

stephenrjking

August 30th, 2016 at 4:34 PM ^

Wow, this is terrible. I absolutely hate pre-season season-ending injuries on anyone. But especially a young QB on a team like this with so much promise. I'm a Lions fan, but I don't hate the Vikings and it's fun when a local team is doing well. This will bring out the sackcloth and ashes.

They called off practice for it. It's devastating to the whole team.

Goggles Paisano

August 30th, 2016 at 4:40 PM ^

That sucks - as a Lions fan and also a Bucs fan living in the Tampa area, I have always liked the Vikings.  For some reason I like all the Minnesota teams (even the Gophers).  I guess they just don't give me any reason to hate them.  

Do they dare call the 49er's?    

B-Nut-GoBlue

August 30th, 2016 at 6:39 PM ^

Heard a breaking news brief before commercial on Russillo and Kennell around 2ish. Was hoping things were being blown out of proportion but it seems this is quite the bad situation. Wonder if it was a flukey step and a bone snapped (a la the Louisville player a few years back in the NCAA Tournament) or a dreaded ligament issue.

Moleskyn

August 30th, 2016 at 5:58 PM ^

Per ESPN's article:

He dropped back to pass during a drill, planted his foot and immediately went down. Trainers rushed to Bridgewater's side and began inflating an aircast, while the quarterback appeared to be holding his left leg.

Unless that's a typo, I'm a little confused. He's right-handed, right? Meaning that when dropping back, his plant foot would be his right foot...but he was holding his left leg? 

Either way, that sucks to hear. Good kid and was shaping up for a great year.

stephenrjking

August 30th, 2016 at 6:21 PM ^

They might have the leg wrong. Or his right leg might have been in such bad shape that he could not hold it and held his left leg out of reflex. Or, for some reason, he torqued his left leg strangely as he planted his right.

I saw a tweet that described his knee as... well, moving in an unnatural way after the injury. It sounds like a freak, bad accident. Still some fog of war here, though.

Alumnus93

August 30th, 2016 at 6:24 PM ^

maybe slow immobile stair qbs like Marino, are better suited for the position... they never get hurt. These new athletic qbs are a risk

Hornsgoblue (not verified)

August 30th, 2016 at 7:27 PM ^

A shame because BW is a dynamic young player that has a great future ahead of him.