EAGAN, Minn. -- The impact of Teddy Bridgewater's smile, his willingness to keep trying to stay in football after a devastating knee injury and his attitude about it all could be seen in the collection of No. 5 Minnesota Vikings jerseys in the crowd Wednesday at the Vikings' suburban Minneapolis complex.
Bridgewater, in the throes of a quarterback completion with the Denver Broncos these days, hasn't played in a game for the Vikings since 2017. In the last two of his four seasons with the team he wasn't the starter, but rather a player trying to see if he could get back on the field again.