On sale: Vikings rookie Teddy 'Bridewater' jerseys

The Vikings rookie quarterback needs a letter to fill out his last name.

August 5, 2014 at 7:48PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Star Tribune columnist Gail Rosenblum passed along this photo from a friend, who saw these at the Target store near Southdale on Tuesday.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

According to the friend who e-mailed Rosenblum, the jerseys were hanging on at least two racks. With their NFL-licensed tags dangling, several of the rookie quarterback's g-less souvenir jerseys hung from the rack along a highly traveled aisle in the Edina store.

"There it was, and my proofreading skills jumped to the fore," said Phil Tippin, of Minneapolis, explaining the moment the typographic fumble caught his eye. Read more from an updated story here.

Last month, the Colorado Rockies held a giveaway of 15,000 jerseys for star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki -- and left out a letter in his name.

(Howard Sinker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Rockies ended up going through with the giveaway, but have promised fans they could exchange the flawed shirts for new ones with the correct spelling.

For an update on this story, click here.

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Howard Sinker

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Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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