After losing Teddy Bridgewater to a non-contact knee injury at practice Tuesday, the Vikings are suddenly in need of a quarterback.

An obvious trade candidate for Minnesota to consider is Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez, who survived Denver’s cut down to 75 players. Sanchez is still expected to be cut or traded to a team in need of a quarterback.

Finding a quarterback to replace Bridgewater won’t be easy, especially with less than two weeks until the start of the regular season. The Vikings might have been doing their due diligence even before Bridgewater’s injury, though, according to Benjamin Allbright of Mile High Sports.

Vikings were already sniffing around Sanchez/ other QB2 options before Teddy situtation today — Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 30, 2016

Sanchez also has connections to Minnesota’s coaching staff.

In light of Bridgewater: #Vikings TE coach Pat Shurmur was the #Eagles offensive coordinator when #Broncos Mark Sanchez started games there. — Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) August 30, 2016

The Vikings may face competition from the Cowboys, who lost starter Tony Romo to a back injury. Dallas has talked to Denver about Sanchez, but are not interested in the quarterback unless he agrees to a pay cut.

If they are desperate for a quarterback, the Vikings may be willing to trade for Sanchez and his $4.5 million base salary for 2016. If Sanchez is traded, it will likely happen for the Broncos finalize their 53-man roster on Saturday. Sanchez will turn 30 years old in November.