Vikings: Surgery gives Bridgewater reason to be ‘optimistic’

As we already know, Teddy Bridgewater had successful surgery on his left knee on Thursday.

The team issued a statement on Friday from athletic trainer and director of sports medicine Eric Sugarman, revealing the surgery the day before was performed in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper at the Carrell Clinic. And based on Sugarman’s statement in which he says, “Teddy has every reason to be very optimistic”, it’s not a sure thing he’ll be back.

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“It’ll be a good rehab”, Zimmer said. “He gave me a quick rundown”.

Injured Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater has taken the first big step on his long road to recovery.

The Minnesota Vikings updated the status of Teddy Bridgewater’s surgery on Friday, saying the fix was “excellent”.

The Vikings acquired Sam Bradford from the Philadelphia Eagles last Saturday to be their quarterback for this season.

The Vikings have not said whether Bradford or Shaun Hill will start Sunday’s opener against the Titans. Zimmer said doctors did not find any damage beyond what was shown on the initial MRI.