Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has insisted that he wants to emulate NFL legend Brett Favre.

Bridgewater won the Rookie of the Year award last season, and picked Favre as the signal-caller he would most like to emulate.

"If I could be like any other quarterback that played in the National Football League, I would have to say Brett Favre is the guy," Bridgewater told the Pioneer Press.

"Besides the injuries and the hits and everything, he had a pretty successful career. He's a Hall of Famer for sure, multiple Super Bowls, and that's something that I look forward to doing."

Bridgewater threw for 2,919 yards and 14 touchdown passes in his first year in the NFL.