After being selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 32nd pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater quickly established himself as a quarterback to watch, performing well in 2014 and 2015. He lead the Vikings to the NFL Playoffs in 2015 and was named to his first Pro Bowl.
The future appeared to be bright for the Louisville product, but his career took a traumatic turn for the worse prior to the start of the 2016 season when, during a team practice on Aug. 30, 2016, he suffered a gruesome non-contact leg injury. Following an MRI, the injury proved to be as bad as it looked, as it was confirmed that Bridgwater had torn his left ACL, while also dislocating his knee joint and suffering other structural damage.