The injury was so devastating that Mike Zimmer, as hardened as they come, ended practice early. He barely could get the words out when talking with reporters. His quarterback was done for the season.
It was Aug. 30, 2016 when an ambulance was called to the practice fields in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where the Vikings train. Teddy Bridgewater suffered a horrific injury to his left leg: a torn ACL, a dislocated left knee cap along with some ligament damage.
It left Zimmer so stunned that he called his mentor, Bill Parcells, for advice.
Keep moving, Parcells told him.