Originally coming out of Louisville, Teddy Bridgewater his rookie year claimed three annual rookie rewards and two weekly rookie rewards. Bridgewater was picked up as the 32nd overall draft pick as one of the top quarterback prospects of that draft year. Originally playing as backup to Matt Cassel, Bridgewater was named starter from Week 4 and onward with Cassel being placed on injured reserve. He's now the clear starter of the Minnesota Vikings for the remainder of the 2015 year.