Meet Teddy

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The other day I asked the Vikings if I could spend a couple of minutes with Teddy Bridgewater.

I figured it would be a routine interview in which an athlete tries to politely say nothing until the interviewer runs out of time. Which is fine, That's part of the game athletes and journalists play.

Another reporter wrapped up a short session with Teddy, and then I spoke with him as he headed across the street to the Vikings' lockerroom.

We stopped inside the doors, in the lobby, as I asked him what he was like when he was with his teammates, and away from people like me.

That's when I was introduced to something closer to the real Bridgewater than we usually see.

He danced. Literally. He cracked jokes. He spoke passionately about his teammates and becoming a leader.

Please check it out.

I liked Bridgewater a lot last year, and I saw a few glimpses of his true personality. Just never during structured interviews.

It looks like now, with his position on the team secure, and with the confidence of a player who expects to be great, we might see the side of his personality that has won over so many of his teammates.

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