New York Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been fully cleared by the team's medical staff, but that doesn't mean he is actually going to be a full participant for the OTA's starting on May 22nd.
Jets head coach Todd Bowles was noncommittal about what Bridgewater would exactly do during training:
“I can't give you 100 percent,” Bowles told Rich Cimini of ESPN. “I'll see when it gets to that. Then I'll be able to tell you.”
Bowles said he expects Bridgewater “to be out there throwing and competing with everybody else,” but throwing and participating in team drills are two different things. Chances are Bridgewater will be limited in some fashion.
Bridgewater is still working his way back from the serious knee injury he suffered before the start of the 2016 season. There was a question when he was injured if he would ever be able to walk again, so the fact that he has made it back to this point is remarkable.
While Bridgewater is still with the team after the Jets released Bryce Petty, his spot on the roster is still not completely secure. He may still have to battle it out with Christian Hackenberg for that third spot in the QB depth chart with Josh McCown and rookie Sam Darnold.
That makes OTAs so valuable for Bridgewater. He has to show the Jets that he's progressed enough from his knee injury that he's worth keeping around. But if he can't fully participate in team drills, New York may not have much choice but to part ways.
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