Although Bridgewater (knee) has "progressed a lot" he needs to show more to be activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list, head coach Mike Zimmer told ESPN. "He's got to be able to protect himself on the field and be able to do the movements that are required by his position," he said.
Bridgewater is all but certain to begin the season on the PUP list and miss at least six weeks. It's uncertain if he'll be healthy enough to be on the active roster at all in 2017 after suffering a torn ACL and dislocated left knee during a training-camp practice in August 2016. The Vikings may also be motivated to keep him on the PUP list all season, as it would extend his rookie contract another year and delay his free agency until at least 2019.