ANDEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn -- Teddy Bridgewater will reach another milestone in his recovery from a horrific knee injury on Wednesday. The Minnesota Vikings are expected to take the quarterback off the PUP list and move him to the 53-man roster for the rest of the season, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported.
ANDThat means that for the time being, Case Keenum will continue as the starting quarterback. But more on that in a bit.
To create room for Bridgewater on the 53-man, Minnesota has to make a roster move. The first question the Vikings have to answer is whether they want to keep four quarterbacks on the active roster or go down to three.
full article - http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-v...r-is-activatedAnother way to open up a roster spot is to get rid of rookie Kyle Sloter, who has yet to play in a game. Minnesota fought hard to sign Sloter to the practice squad after the preseason. At this point in the season, every player cut from a roster goes on waivers. The chances that the Vikings are able to move Sloter through waivers and back onto the practice squad are slim; there are a lot of quarterback-needy teams right now that would jump at the chance to claim him to bolster depth.