The group, which was selected by teammates, is a blend of an emerging talent in his second-year, a returning superstar, a player who made the most of his first opportunity to start in 2014 and a venerable veteran who has been a mainstay of the Vikings defense for nine previous seasons.
Bridgewater has shown comfort with the leadership expectations that accompany the sport’s toughest position and peaked down the stretch of his first season in which he set or tied 91 franchise records for a rookie quarterback. Bridgewater was selected as the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in 2014.