Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater showed up last week for what he thought would be a routine day of workouts at Winter Park. Little did he know he soon would meet his idol for the first time.
Bridgewater grew up following legendary Brett Favre, and last month talked about how he is the quarterback he wants to emulate. When Bridgewater looked up during a workout last Friday, there was Favre, who was visiting Winter Park five years after he last played for Minnesota.
"He just showed up and it was pretty cool,'' Bridgewater said. "It was a big thrill to be meeting him, especially knowing that he's a guy I looked up to growing up (in Miami).