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5 from No. 5: Bulkier Bridgewater

1) Bulkier Bridgewater: The second-year pro joked in his first media availability of training camp about his hooded sweatshirt hiding his muscles.

Bridgewater was asked about his efforts to gain weight this offseason on Wednesday during his second session with reporters and said he set a target weight of 215 pounds with increased muscle mass over what he had in his rookie season.

“I was able to put on some weight but most of it was muscle,” Bridgewater said. “I’m trying to make sure that I’m building myself up to withstand some hits that I’m going to take throughout the year and withstand the long season that’s ahead of us.