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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has had surgery on his severely injured left knee, the first step toward what will undoubtedly be a long, arduous recovery.Vikings coach Mike Zimmer confirmed the operation took place Thursday, nine days after Bridgewater went down in practice while dropping back to pass during a routine non-contact drill that drastically altered the teams highly anticipated season.Zimmer said he spoke by phone to Bridgewaters doctor after the procedure and was told no major problems were encountered beyond the initial diagnosis of a knee dislocation and complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament. The Vikings said after the injury that Bridgewater also suffered other significant damage.Thanks for the thoughts (and) prayers, Bridgewater said on Twitter . Ill be back!The 23-year-old will miss the 2016 season, and the nature and timing of the injury will make it difficult for Bridgewater to be at full strength for 2017, too.It will be a good rehab, Zimmer said. Hell have bad days and hell have good days, and hell have to, like he always does, keep fighting.Running back Adrian Peterson can empathize with the process, having pushed through an ACL recovery in nine months to play in the 2012 season opener.Ive talked to him several times about what to expect and how to kind of view things when youre going through this situation recovering, Peterson said. Like I told him before, just mentally having your mind set on the things you want to accomplish and continuing to push yourself and believe in yourself. Youre going to have down days. Theres going to be times when you dont want to do anything. You have to get up and do something.Meanwhile, the Vikings have been giving Shaun Hill and Sam Bradford with the first team offense this week in preparation for the season opener on Sunday at Tennessee. Zimmer has said hell wait until just before the game to announce the starter, even if he decides earlier than that, but essentially the Vikings must get both veterans ready in case an injury were to force the non-starter into the game.The Vikings sent two draft picks to Philadelphia for Bradford, including their first-rounder next year, so hell be the starter quickly if not this week. The question about his viability to face the Titans is the lack of time to learn the offense, even if itll be a pared-down menu of plays. Perhaps indicating optimism about Bradfords ability to step in on Sunday, the coaches have raved about Bradfords swift progress in picking up the terminology.Hes been outstanding, offensive coordinator Norv Turner said.One benefit for Bradford is the presence of tight ends coach Pat Shurmur, who was his offensive coordinator last year with the Eagles and as a rookie in 2010 with the St. Louis Rams. Shurmur said after practice on Thursday that Bradford is an extremely fast learner.Weve all been very, very impressed in how far hes come in just a couple of days, Shurmur said, adding: I feel like Ive been able to help him, but hes certainly the guy who has to do it.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLDevin Funchess Colts Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. Johnny Unitas Womens Jersey . 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After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace.Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain is being suspended for another year, on top of the 10-game suspension hes currently serving that is scheduled to end Monday, and there are doubts he will get to play again in the NFL after recently missing another drug test, NFL sources told ESPN.McClain is likely to appeal the latest suspension, according to sources.?McClain was serving thec current suspension for testing positive for opiates.... I cant talk about anything to do [with McClain] because Im not allowed to know anything about his testing, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after the teams 27-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens. And so thats all I can say there...when hes eligible we wont release him and when hes eligible hell be a part of this team. He had ggotten in good shape and so well just deal with what we find out with his status with the league.dddddddddddd.On McClains contract status for next year, Jones said: I cant talk about those items because it might imply that I knew something about his status and I dont want to lose a draft pick.Jones had previously said McClain would not be back with the team when his suspension was scheduled to end Monday.Players suspended for a year or longer do not have a high success rate of returning. McClain will be out until at least November 2017 before hes eligible to apply for reinstatement.ESPNs Todd Archer contributed to this report.? ' ' '