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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Teddy Bridgewater was drafted by\u00A0a team with two former starting quarterbacks under contract\u00A0in Minnesota. (Elsa/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Minnesota Vikings traded back into the first round of the 2014 NFL draft to select Teddy Bridgewater, and with the former Louisville quarterback set\u00A0to begin his professional career, the\u00A0next\u00A0questions following him north will concern whether or not he will be ready to contribute from Day One.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minnesota currently has veterans Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder under contract, so the team has no reason to rush a rookie into the starting role in 2014.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However, if Bridgewater comes in and has a strong camp, his Vikings debut\u00A0could come\u00A0sooner rather than later. Head coach Mike Zimmer\u00A0has\u00A0not ruled out the possibility\u00A0that Bridgewater could start at some point\u00A0in his rookie season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MORE DRAFT: Grades for every team | Best undrafted free agents | Veterans on notice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"Teddy will play when we feel like he's ready,\u00A0if he's the best guy, which we hope that he will be,\"\u00A0Zimmer\u00A0said, via The Star Tribune. \"We always want to have competition.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the Vikings are taking the approach that Bridgewater will not be forced to start right away, it would be a surprise if they stuck\u00A0with Cassel all season over Bridgewater, whose first-round selection has fans\u00A0believing they may finally have\u00A0their quarterback of the future after a tumultuous few years at the position.\nIt will all come down to who\u00A0masters\u00A0the system of new\u00A0offensive coordinator Norv Turner first. Starting this week,\u00A0both Bridgewater and Cassel\u00A0will hit the playbook and begin the competition.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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