Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who is competing for the starting job this season, plans to wear gloves, reports USA Today.
"Man, I don't think gloves have been much of a deal like this since Michael Jackson," Bridgewater said. "But to this day and for the rest of my career, I'm going to continue to wear gloves."
Bridgewater will wear Nike gloves engineered specifically for quarterbacks.
"It feels like the ball actually — like the texture of the ball," Bridgewater said. "I guess that's why it's a perfect match for when the ball is in my hand. When the ball is in my hand, it just sticks to my hand. It feels like I'm bare-handed, but I'm not."