Report: Teddy Bridgewater Could Return Week 10 vs. Redskins at Earliest

Teddy Bridgewater may make his return to the field this season, but it won't be any time soon.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback is not expected to come back until at least Week 10 against Washington, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Bridgewater, 24, returned to practice for the first time in more than a year Wednesday. He had suffered a dislocated knee and torn ACL and "other structural damage" in August 2016.

The Vikings have a three-week window in which to decide whether to activate Bridgewater from the physically unable to perform list or put him on injured reserve for the season. He is yet to fully participate in practice or take a hit from a teammate.

"I'm just waiting, actually," Bridgewater told reporters. "We have to be smart with everything. The plan is to get to the race in order to run the race. If we're not being smart and I'm not doing whatever it takes to get to the race, I'll never be able to run the race.

"That being said, we're just going to go out there and hope those guys continue to compete at a high level when I'm in there and don't take anything and don't hold off. Eventually, when I get out there against an opponent, they're going to be coming after me. It's going to be fine. Those guys are pros; we're pros. We know how to practice. That's something Coach Zim mentioned since day one: Be a pro. Know how to practice."

A 2014 first-round pick, Bridgewater started 28 games in his first two seasons. He threw for 6,150 yards and 28 touchdowns against 21 interceptions and led the Vikings to the NFC North championship in 2015.

Minnesota added Sam Bradford, who is also injured, via trade last year and this year signed Case Keenum as his backup. The team declined Bridgewater's fifth-year contract option in April, meaning he will be a free agent at the end of the season.

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