Carson Wentz’s career as a starter was expedited by an injury to a Vikings quarterback. Teddy Bridgewater’s torn ACL forced Minnesota to scramble for help, prompting the Eagles to collect a first-round pick and a fourth-round pick for Sam Bradford — and pushing Wentz into the unquestioned QB1 role in Philly.

Nine years later, another injury to a Vikings quarterback has unlocked Wentz’s latest opportunity to play. And play he will, as Minnesota’s starter against the Bengals and former Vikings backup Jake Browning.

For Wentz, he’ll finally be taking the field for the team he rooted for as a child.

“I used to come to the Metrodome, and I was waving the towel,” Wentz told reporters on Wednesday. “And so running out of that tunnel this week will probably hit me a little bit different --

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