The Vikings are wary of exposing Teddy Bridgewater to the slippery turf in London next week, sources tell Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. The QB says he’s ready to go, but Minnesota is taking the cautious approach and waiting until the post-bye game in Week 10 to put Bridgewater on the roster. Of course, the Vikings may still have a tough choice to make when it comes to whether they will actually put him on the field. Case Keenum has looked sharp since stepping in for Sam Bradford, so the team could opt to continue with him as the starter.
- Now that Duane Brown is back with the Texans, the best available left tackle is now Will Beatty, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com opines (Twitter link). He notes that Beatty “recently” worked out for the Saints, but it’s not clear if that is in reference to his mid-September workout or if he had a more recent audition for New Orleans. Rapoport notes that the Saints had some offensive line injuries on Sunday, so he could be a fit for them now.
- Redskins cornerback Bashaud Breeland, who has been dealing with a knee injury, is pushing to play against Philly on Monday night (Twitter link via Mike Garafolo of NFL.com). Washington is hoping that Breeland will be somewhat close to 100% as Josh Norman is sidelined with a rib injury.
- Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee (on Twitter) wouldn’t be surprised if Leon Hall is back with the 49ers in the wake of K’Waun Williams‘ quad injury. The veteran was released by SF last week after earning two game checks, though he appeared in zero games.
as a Vikings fan Keenum has looked anything but sharp these last few weeks the only game he played well was the Bucs game. Teddy should come back week 11 against the Rams in front of the home crowd
I think it’s implying more that he’s been better than expected, or that he’s been able to keep the team competitive
Bridgewater shouldn’t just be inserted into the lineup week 10 because he says he’s ready. The man hasn’t played for a year and a half…Keenum hasn’t been lights out but he has played well enough to continue starting until he proves he can’t do it. Then it’ll be time to see if Bradford is ready before turning it over to Teddy.
Bridgewater is not the savior QB a lot of people think he is. He’s serviceable for now but the team still needs to look for a franchise QB next draft. I like Teddy…but he’s not the long term answer here.