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Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater missed Friday's walkthrough due to a family matter, per ESPN.

Bridgewater is expected back in time for Sunday's Hall of Fame Game and will take a few series. 

The Eagles have been working on a contract extension for quarterback Sam Bradford, with the hopes of gaining control of Bradford for beyond this season at a minimum, according to a report from ESPN's Ed Werder. 

Bradford has impressed coaches thus far in offseason workouts and despite his history of injuries, the former No. 1 draft pick has many of the traits in which Eagles coach Chip Kelly admires. 

"Peyton Manning switched teams because of an injury,'' Kelly said. "Drew Brees switched teams because of an injury. So we went down that path."

Bradford has one year left on his rookie contract, and is scheduled to make $12.9 million this season. He has not played in an NFL game since 2013. 

Barring an injury, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said quarterback Sam Bradford will start the first preseason game, reports the Philadelphia Daily News.

Bradford has also been fully cleared to take part in practice and will not wear a brace on his knee. Bradford has sustained two ACL tears in his knee over the last two seasons.

As expected, Buccaneers coach Lovie Smith named Jameis Winston his starting quarterback Friday, reports the Tampa Bay Times.

Winston was competing with quarterback Mike Glennon for the starting role. Winston was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft and will receive the majority of the first-team repetitions during training camp.

"We brought him in here to be our quarterback," Smith said, per NFL.com.

The Seahawks agreed to a contract extension with quarterback Russell Wilson on Friday, a source told SI.com.

The extension is for four years and $87.6 million. The deal includes a $31 million signing bonus and an estimated $60 million in guaranteed money. Wilson confirmed the four year extension on his Twitter account. 

Wilson has one Super Bowl win and has thrown for 72 touchdowns with 26 interceptions in his three-year career.

Steelers backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski has been dealing with a sore shoulder for most of the last two months and is not ready for training camp.

"A couple weeks ... I'm not sure," he told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about a timetable for his return. "It's nothing serious. I am thankful that we have a long training camp and we have plenty of time."

Gradkowski will almost certainly be out when his team plays in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 9.

Heading into training camp, Colt McCoy remains confident that he can be a starter in the NFL but also realizes the Redskins' QB role belongs to Robert Griffin III, per The Washington Post. 

McCoy, who signed a one-year deal with Washington after starting one game last season, said he decided to return to the Redskins based on the coaching staff and not his chances to play this year. Even though Griffin is the incumbent, McCoy believes he could step in and contribute.

"I don't think I would be continuing to play if I didn't believe in my heart that I could start every week in this league," he said.

The Seahawks have offered quarterback Russell Wilson a deal worth $21 million per year, sources have told Pro Football Talk.

That is only one million annually less than what Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is earning and he is the highest-paid player at his position in the NFL.

Wilson and his team remain at an impasse in contract negotiations with training camp set to open Friday.

Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford continues to make progress from his knee injury and is expected to be ready to go when training camp opens, sources told NJ.com.

Bradford is recovering from his second ACL tear in his knee over the last two seasons. The Eagles begin training camp Aug. 2 and it appears Bradford will be able to fully participate in 11-on-11 drills.

The Seahawks and quarterback Russell Wilson aren't close on a contract extension, according to a report by NFL.com.

Wilson is scheduled to make $1.54 million this season. The two sides reportedly won't negotiate past the start of training camp. The deadline of the July 30 start of camp means that talks should accelerate over the next two weeks.