Bridgewater (knee) cleared by doctor to practice Published: Oct 16, 2017 at 04:50 AM Joe Thornton Jersey will soon hit the practice field. More than a year after his gruesome knee injury, which led many around the NFL wondering whether the former first-round pick would ever play a down of football again, Bridgewater was cleared by Dr. Dan Cooper to begin practicing, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday. Rapoport added Bridgewater is expected to be activated by the this week or next. ESPN first reported the development. "No, he won't come off the PUP list," coach Mike Mikkel Boedker Jersey Zimmer said Monday. "He's going to practice, but he has 21 days and he'll stay on the PUP list until he's ready to play." Bridgewater, 24, has not taken an NFL snap since the end of the 2015 season. "We'll take it one day at a time just like we did for the last 14 months," Zimmer said. "... He hasn't practiced in 14 Joel Ward Jersey months, we're not going to dose him out tomorrow or Wednesday." Depending on when the let him back on the field, the team will have three weeks to decide whether or not they'll place him on season-ending injured reserve. However, Rapoport reported Monday that the expect Bridgewater to play in 2017. If that turns out to be true, it would not only be a remarkable stroke of luck for a team that saw its interim starter, , suffer and reaggravate a knee injury, but it would also cap one of the most amazing comebacks in recent NFL history. Bridgewater has toiled away from the spotlight for almost a year now, resurfacing occasionally via social media clips or practice videos from the spring. In Tomas Hertl Jersey some ways, he remains a wildcard for a first-place team desperately seeking for stability at the quarterback position. Before Bridgewater shattered his knee, he was approaching breakout status. The typically run-focused were watching the Louisville product peel off more of the game plan each week. In 2015, Bridgewater increased his completion percentage San Jose Sharks Jersey , yards per attempt and pa ser rating from his rookie season, and threw three fewer interceptions. What might he be able to do with an improved set of receivers and an offensive coordinator in Pat Shurmur who has time and experience with the current roster? We might soon find out. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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