Teddy Bridgewater‘s knee injury scared everyone on Sunday. Fortunately, the Panthers quarterback did not suffer any structural damage, as ESPN.com’s Chris Mortensen tweets. 
Bridgewater is dealing with some soreness and swelling, so the Panthers will monitor his condition from here. Given his history, you can expect the team to err on the side of caution, though Bridgewater hurt his right knee, not the left knee that was torn up in 2016. If Bridgewater is ruled out for this week, XFL star P.J. Walker will step in to start against the Lions.
Bridgewater inked a three-year, $60MM+ deal with the Panthers this year to replace Cam Newton under center. The rebuilding effort, led by new head coach Matt Rhule, has yielded a 3-7 record, including yesterday’s 46-23 loss to the Bucs. For his part, Bridgewater has completed 72.1% of his throws, which would represent a new single season watermark. All in all, he’s registered 2,552 passing yards in his ten games with 13 touchdowns against seven interceptions.
Meanwhile, the Panthers aren’t expecting to have star running back Christian McCaffrey against the Lions either (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). McCaffrey has appeared in just three games this year thanks to an ankle injury and his latest shoulder malady. In total, he has taken 59 carries for 225 yards and five rushing TDs, plus 17 catches for 149 yards and one score through the air.
nice mask not covering the nose lol clown world
Would be best for Teddy to sit him let him recover. If you think he’s a long term option anyway. See what Walker’s got while you can
Agreed. Plus the season is a loss anyways. It’s a season to develop not to win.