I believe so wholeheartedly in who he is as a quarterback.

I believe in his abilities.

I believe in his arm strength.

I believe in his accuracy.

I believe in his decision making.

But beyond that, I know he's going to make everyone else that much better.

Matt Ruhle, Panthers head coach, talking about Teddy Bridgewater, who comes in at number 29 on the Chris Sims top 40 quarterback countdown.

An amazing development when we consider what happened in 2016, late August.

The news came out of nowhere. It was a bolt from the blue. It was a walkthrough.

Quarterbacks never get hit anyway. Quarterbacks rarely get injured in practice. Nobody goes near

them. I remember there was a time where the Buccaneers and the Patriots had joint practices.

And Adrian Claiborne got around the edge and hit Tom Brady's left knee. And there was a concern for a few hours that he had torn his

ACL again. That's that's the only time something like that's supposed to happen.

Teddy Bridgewater, non-contact, completely imploded his knee. I never thought he would play again.

I never thought the knee would completely heal. And here he is now getting $22 million per year to be the starting quarterback of the

Carolina Panthers after a successful run as the backup of Drew Brees in New Orleans.

Coming in at number 29, Chris.

Really an amazing development.

Good for Teddy Bridgewater.

And I want to see now what he can be.

Now he's getting that chance, four years removed from when he was supposed to blossom with the Vikings, four years later, what can he do? Yeah, well, there's a lot to like about Teddy Bridgewater. And, you know, the first thing is, Mike, I'm glad you bring it up. I mean, the comeback story of Teddy Bridgewater is amazing. And it's a, you know, a tribute to him to what kind

of guy he is. You could see he's very positive, charismatic, big smile on his face all the time.

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