MANKATO, Minn. — Could practice interceptions hurt the confidence of Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater?

Opinions differ.

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer insisted before Wednesday’s training camp practice at Minnesota State Mankato that Bridgewater was fine after throwing three interceptions in a Monday night session. Then Bridgewater had two more passes picked off Wednesday.

“There could be a concern,” running back Adrian Peterson said. “But that’s how you find out if a guy is resilient or not.”

The Vikings’ next practice is Thursday, their last in Mankato. They have Friday off before their second preseason game Saturday against Arizona at TCF Bank Stadium.

Zimmer wasn’t available for comment after Wednesday’s practice, but in the morning, before the latest two interceptions, he expressed no concern about Monday’s practice — when Bridgewater threw another two passes that could have been picked off, as well.

“It’s not affected his confidence at all,” Zimmer said. “Obviously, we don’t want to throw interceptions in the red zone, and that’s one of our core goals. But it happens. … His confidence is not shaken. He’s fine.”

Bridgewater had passes picked off Wednesday by safety Mistral Raymond and linebacker Gerald Hodges. Just in case interceptions are bothering Bridgewater, Peterson said he’s been talking to him regularly during practices.

“I try to whisper stuff in his ear every now and then,” Peterson said. “I’m hoping that he’s listening. ‘Hey, just go out there and play your game. Just control what you can control.’

“He’s out there and he’s learning a difficult system. I tell him, ‘You’re going to make mistakes. Just continue to push forward and take the knowledge no matter how it’s coming. Take it and take out what you need to learn from it and continue to move forward.’ ”

Bridgewater hasn’t been available for comment since his preseason debut last Friday against Oakland. After Matt Cassel started and played the first series, Bridgewater played about two quarters, completing 6 of 13 passes for 49 yards.

“I feel he did a pretty good job controlling things he could control,” Peterson said of that game. “There were a couple of passes that were dropped and should have been caught.”

Bridgewater also fumbled Friday, but the Vikings recovered it.

Yet there have been a lot of practice interceptions lately. In a night session Aug. 2, Minnesota’s marquee workout of camp, Bridgewater threw an interception to conclude a run of four interceptions in three practices. He spoke to the media afterward, and he seemed as disappointed as he has been since being taken with the No. 32 pick in the draft last May.

Cassel, who completed 5 of 6 passes for 62 yards against the Raiders, is No. 1 on the depth chart and will get his second straight preseason start against the Cardinals. Bridgewater will relieve Cassel at some point, but Zimmer declined to say Wednesday how much either quarterback will play.

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