Teddy Bridgewater out for season

Yesterday, the Minnesota Viking lost their starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater for the 2016 season. The word out of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is that Bridgewater suffered a dislocated knee and torn ACL. Waiting in the wings, to take Bridgewater's place is 14-year veteran Shaun Hill. The 34-year-old Hill is the prototypical backup quarterback. Hill 16-18-0 as a starter and his career numbers aren’t mind blowing. Over the course of his 14-year career,  he’s thrown for 8,053 yards, 49 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions. His career reception completion rate is 62.0 % and he has a career QB rating of 85.2.

NFL.COM --- Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater is out for the season after completely tearing his ACL during practice Tuesday.

"Teddy Bridgewater suffered a non-contact injury today at practice. The injury was quickly identified as a dislocated knee. The injury was stabilized, and he was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation. After undergoing an MRI, it was determined that Teddy suffered a complete tear to his ACL and other structural damage. Fortunately, there appears to be no nerve or arterial damage. Surgical repair will be scheduled within the next few days. Although the recovery time will be significant, we expect Teddy to make a full recovery. I would like to thank all of the medical professionals and our athletic training staff for all of their help today. Teddy has already displayed the attitude needed to overcome this injury and attack his rehab." - Statement from Vikings Director of Sports Medicine and Head Athletic Trainer Eric Sugarman.

So Viking fans, is it time to panic? Can the Vikings still make a run to the Super Bowl?

Adrian Peterson Is Back with the Vikings and the Twins Are kicking It

The news of the week, Minnesota Viking running back Adrian Peterson is finally back with the team. All is good right? Whatever, it will be interesting to see how this season turns out.

Apparently, head coach Mike Zimmer's relationship with Peterson's return to the team.

“Make no mistake: Zimmer's relationship with Peterson -- forged through eye-to-eye meetings and candid conversations between two alpha males in a short time last year -- was a major reason the 2012 NFL MVP is back in his familiar No. 28 uniform today,” wrote Goessling.

What’s fascinating about Goessling’s contention is that Zimmer is known to be a no-nonsense, stoic, disciplinarian by media and fans, yet those who play for him characterize him as a player’s coach. It’s a huge credit to Zimmer that he’s able to forge and merge both identities.

Moving on, the big question of the week, what caused Peterson to change his mind and drop his trade demands? We may never know the full story.  With AP's return, all is good, right? Not hardly. From reading the various news sites, Peterson's teammates are giddy about his return.
The fact remains, whether you like Peterson or not, the Viking are a better team with him.

If you're sick of the Viking's charades, there's always the Minnesota Twins. After multiple years of being a horrible baseball team, the Twins are again one of the top teams in Major League Baseball.

Through 53 games, the Twins are 1st in AL Central Division. That's a heck of a swing from last season. Most sensible Twins fans are now wondering when they will take a nosedive.

I must admit that the Stanley Cup Playoffs have been great, but I can't seem to keep my focus on them like I have in years past. Other sports and options are starting to catch my attention. I think this is when we realize that there's a long offseason in college hockey. I am actually ready for the Stanley Cup Finals to be over. I am still going with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

This summer, I will be doing some race blogging at The Dirt Network. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car series along with the World of Outlaws Latemodels will invade River Cities Speedway later this summer.