Vikings GM will be patient with activating Bridgewater

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman will be patient in determining if Teddy Bridgewater will be able to play this season.

Although many want Bridgewater to return to the field as soon as possible, the team won't make their decision to activate him on whether he's able to start.

"All we're concerned about is where he is this week," Spielman said to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "I know we're evaluating him in practice every day. And then we'll have to make a decision coming up next week -- not if he's going to start or not start, but if he's going to come up to the 53. That's the next step. And then, from there, the coaches will determine the rest of the way."

Bridgewater suffered a devastating knee injury prior to the 2016 season and has fervently worked his way back into shape.

The Vikings are on their bye week, and will continue to start Case Keenum if neither Bridgewater nor Sam Bradford are ready to go in Week 10.

"I would say that right now we're just focused on what we saw the first week he was out there and where he's at as far as after today's practice," he said. "We'll continue to evaluate that. We'll come back and have him practice on Monday and see where everything is at. I know Sam [Bradford] is trying like heck to get himself back as quickly as he can, too. All those decisions will be made coming up next week. It will be a decision we make after speaking with his doctor, our medical staff, myself and coach Zim and then we'll go from there."