As news reports ran the gamut this week about Teddy Bridgewater’s availability for Sunday’s game, first that the knee injury he suffered last week was minor, then that it might keep him out a week or longer, and finally that he might play after all, Matt Patricia stayed focused on what he knows: That the Carolina Panthers quarterback is a gamer who will do everything in his power to play against the Detroit Lions.
“I mean, certainly, I’m getting ready for Teddy Bridgewater,” Patricia said Friday. “This guy’s a tough, tough dude. He’s going to be out there and ready to go.