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Teddy Bridgewater's knee injury was serious enough for an ambulance to be called to the Vikings' facility. It was severe enough that his 2016 season was immediately wiped away.

It could also reportedly wipe away his 2017 season. At least that's the outcome the team is reportedly fearing.

As Jay Glazer reported on the air for Fox on Sunday morning, the Vikings fear Bridgewater may have also lost his 2017 season. Here's what Glazer said:

"(His knee injury is) bad enough where they went out and got Sam Bradford because there is a fear that Teddy Bridgewater may not be able to play next year. He did not dislocate his knee cap. He dislocated his knee joint, which means the bottom part of his leg completely dislocated from the top part. Obviously, he tore several ligaments in that knee, as well. This injury was so gruesome that some of the medical personnel there with the Minnesota Vikings had actually never seen it before -- it's not very common at all. So they went out and got a blue-chipper like Sam Bradford in case Teddy can't play next year."

Bridgewater suffered the non-contact injury in late August and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Shortly after, the team announced that Bridgewater tore his ACL, suffered "other structural damage," and that his recovery time will be "significant." With Shaun Hill stationed on the roster as Bridgewater's backup, the Vikings then traded for Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford, giving up a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-rounder to land a middling rental quarterback.

That seemed like an extraordinary price for a quarterback of Bradford's caliber, but if Bridgewater does miss the next two seasons, the move is easier to justify. The Vikings can't trot out a 36-year-old Hill for two more seasons and expect to consistently win ball games. They can, however, ride with Bradford, who has played quarterback competently in recent seasons. Bradford is also under contract through the 2017 season.

Hopefully, it doesn't come to that. Hopefully, Bridgewater returns as soon as next season, because prior to his injury, he projected as a young quarterback who was ready to turn the corner. For now, that projection is on hold.

And that, of course, opens up a playoff window for an NFC bubble team -- perhaps for the next two seasons.