Teddy Bridgewater timeline: Tracing his long journey back to the Vikings sideline

It's been more than 12 months (442 days, to be exact) since the Vikings' 2014 first-round draft pick was on the field. Teddy Bridgewater completed 12 of 16 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in the third preseason game of the 2016 season. It's been a long journey for No 5. Here's a breakdown of the big events during that span (Note: each dot represents one day).

Day 1 (Aug. 28): Bridgewater plays in final game before injury.

Day 3 (Aug. 30): The QB suffers career-threatening injury to left knee.

Day 7 (Sept. 3): Vikings trade for Sam Bradford.

Day 12 (Sept. 8): Bridgewater has knee surgically repaired in Dallas.

Sept. 11 (Day 15): Start of Vikings 2016 regular season.

Day 43 (Oct. 9): Vikings win 5th straight to start season.

Day 127 (Jan. 1): Vikings end regular season 8-8, miss the playoffs.

Day 213 (March 28): Bridgewater post a video on social media of him dropping back and passing.

Day 216 (March 31): Reports surface that Case Keenum will sign with Vikings.

Day 247 (May 1): Vikings declined the fifth-year option on Bridgewater's contract.

Day 333 (July 26): Vikings place Bridgewater on PUP list.

Day 386 (Sept. 17): Keenum starts first game for the Vikings after Bradford gets injured.

Day 415 (Oct. 16): Zimmer announces Bridgewater has been medically cleared to practice.

Day 417 (Oct. 18): Bridgewater returns to practice.

Day 438 (Wednesday): Vikings announce Bridgewater has returned to the active roster.