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Reports are in from the Jets’ first day of OTAs, and they indicate quarterback Teddy Bridgewater seemed to be moving well.
Jets QB Teddy Bridgewater really is moving around well with his left knee in a sleeve. It's almost like this guy once started for a playoff team or something... pic.twitter.com/UQWR2XiHcm
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) May 22, 2018
Teddy Bridgewater seems to be moving just fine. #Jets pic.twitter.com/9ZDyKZDo97
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) May 22, 2018
Biggest takeaway from Jets OTAs so far: Teddy Bridgewater has not been limited at all. Rolling out in 11on11 team drills. Looks really good. I was told that he was further along than most people thought... and that is obviously true.
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) May 22, 2018
Teddy Bridgewater looked good today. Josh McCown was ok and Sam Darnold was a rookie. Christian Hackenberg got limited reps. He seemed to throw the ball okay.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) May 22, 2018
Teddy Bridgewater looked good today. Josh McCown was ok and Sam Darnold was a rookie. Christian Hackenberg got limited reps. He seemed to throw the ball okay.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) May 22, 2018
Teddy Bridgewater looked good today. Josh McCown was ok and Sam Darnold was a rookie. Christian Hackenberg got limited reps. He seemed to throw the ball okay.
— Calvin Watkins (@calvinwatkins) May 22, 2018
The developments from these practices generally get overblown, but I think injury status updates are some of the rare pieces of genuine news at OTAs.
Bridgewater, of course, suffered a devastating knee injury in Minnesota’s 2016 training camp, which has altered the course of his career. The Jets have oddly made contradictory statements about Bridgewater’s status over the last few weeks. It stood to reason that he would be ready to go since he was active for Vikings games late last season, and Minnesota was prepared to use him if necessary in important games.
We all know that Bridgewater probably does not figure into the Jets’ long-term plans. Sam Darnold is the future, but it would not be the worst thing in the world in the short run if a healthy Bridgewater was able to start Week 1 and buy Darnold some time.