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Who has to go for the Minnesota Vikings to activate Teddy Bridgewater?

By Adam Carlson

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 10: Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to pass in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at TCFBank Stadium on January 10, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 10: Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the Minnesota Vikings looks to pass in the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at TCFBank Stadium on January 10, 2016 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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The Minnesota Vikings will need to make a decision on quarterback Teddy Bridgwater soon, and none of the options to clear room are fantastic for the team.

By now, fans should know that the Minnesota Vikings are planning to activate quarterback Teddy Bridgewater from the Physically Unable to Perform list and place him on the team’s active roster very soon.

This is great news for those rooting to see Bridgewater return to the football field after his devastating non-contact knee injury during the 2016 preseason. Being able to return this season is a bit ahead of schedule for what the initial timetable.

The bad news is that for him to be activated, a player will need to be removed from the team’s 53 man roster. There are some options that make sense, so let’s break down some of the individuals who could be released to make room for Teddy:

QB Kyle Sloter –

Highly unlikely that the Vikings let him go even though he’s the lowest on the pecking order. The team just sees too much future potential in him to see him go, but he may be the last resort if they can’t make a decision.

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  • DB Tramaine Brock – Of course, since it’s not a QB, that means Minnesota would be carrying 4 passers, but so far Brock has not been helpful in any way since the Vikings traded for him. Cutting their losses with the struggling defensive back should be an option, but they may value him for cornerback depth.
  • RB Mack Brown – Claimed off waivers, the Vikings brought in the former Redskins running back. If they only really wanted him for intel on their upcoming opponent or emergency running back depth, they could easily shift to Ham and use Morgan as the fullback.

    • Our friends at the Daily Norseman bring up an interesting scenario where Minnesota might consider moving Sam Bradford to Injured Reserve if Teddy is healthy enough to act as a backup or step in if called upon. If the team does that, they will not need to cut a player but would be without Bradford’s services if he does get his knee in condition to play again.

    Next: Should Bridgewater start if activated?

    NFL Network and NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport says he expects the Minnesota Vikings to activate Teddy Bridgewater by Wednesday, November 8th, meaning fans won’t have to wait long to find out what route the team takes to get the quarterback on the active roster.

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