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Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater getting bigger as he gets better

MANKATO, Minn. -- Each year, Teddy Bridgewater has gotten a bit bigger.

As a senior at Louisville in 2013, the 6-foot-2 quarterback was listed at 205 pounds. Last season, the Vikings had the rookie at 210.

These days, the Vikings list Bridgewater at 215 pounds, and he looks noticeably more solid. The offseason plan was for him to beef up.

"There was a set amount, a set weight limit for me coming into training camp, which is 215," Bridgewater said Wednesday at training camp. "I was able to put on some weight but most of it was muscle.