Less than three years ago, the quarterback room for the Minnesota Vikings consisted of Teddy Bridgewater, Shaun Hill, and Taylor Heinicke. Fast forward to now and none of these three passers are currently on the Vikings’ roster.
Bridgewater is now a backup with the New Orleans Saints, Hill hasn’t played in over two years, and Heinicke has spent this season as the No. 2 option for the Carolina Panthers behind Cam Newton.
Since entering the NFL in 2015 with Minnesota, Heinicke has never started in a regular season game. Well, that will change on Sunday when the former Vikings quarterback makes his first ever start for the Panthers in their Week 16 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.