The injury to Teddy Bridgewater radically altered the direction of the Minnesota Vikings.
Losing the team’s QB1 meant Rick Spielman was in the unenviable position of trying to find a new starter mere days before the season’s arrival. The former GM ended up pulling off a swap with the Philadelphia Eagles for Sam Bradford. The cost was a 2017 1st-round pick. Philadelphia went on to use that pick on edge rusher Derek Barnett.
In an ironic twist, the Vikings now get a shot at onboarding the pass rusher several years down the road.
