Only 16 of Adam Thielen’s career receptions have come from Teddy Bridgewater. But Thielen still gives Bridgewater a ton of credit for his development.
In an article a couple years back, Thielen told the Pioneer Press what Bridgewater had meant to him:
“So many times last year after a game he’d come up to me and say you could have done this better, you could have done that better,” Thielen said via Chris Tomasson. “So many things that I wasn’t thinking about that he was thinking about. He’s a really special guy to me and I try to keep in touch with him as much as possible.”
“He kind of thought like a receiver, so it was really cool to have him as a quarterback that really thought like a receiver,”
“He had us down to Miami and out to Orlando, so there was a few times in the offseason that we spent time throwing, hanging out,” Thielen said. “Obviously, he’s a fun guy to be around, and he did a lot for me.”
“I probably wouldn’t be the receiver I am today without him.”
Anyone who stuck around after the end of the final joint practice this week between the Vikings and the Broncos got a front row seat to their relationship. Thielen and Bridgewater stayed on the field for a half hour after practice talking. And then, in a pure moment of joy that goes beyond football, Thielen‘s young son began catching passes and running routes. Bridgewater was delivering throws and chasing the youngster down the field.
It was a shining example of why so many people within the organization and fanbase love Teddy Bridgewater and why sometimes football is bigger than football.
