The scar runs about 10 inches, to the left of his kneecap from his thigh to his shin. It crosses through a tattoo of intersecting signs that read “Bunche Park” and “Liberty City.”
It’s a reminder of what many would assume was the worst day of Teddy Bridgewater’s life. Bridgewater was 23, emerging as the Minnesota Vikings’ franchise quarterback as the 2016 season approached. He’d led the Vikings to an 11-5 record, an NFC North title and had been chosen for the Pro Bowl the previous season.
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Then, during a practice two weeks before the season opener, without contact, his knee dislocated. The surgeon who reconstructed the ACL, repaired five lateral
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