Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has resumed throwing with his sore shoulder.

Coach Mike Zimmer has kept up his silence about Bridgewater’s status.

Bridgewater threw a few dozen short and medium-length passes in practice Tuesday, for the first time in front of reporters in a week. He didn’t play in the preseason game at Seattle, and Zimmer has refused to discuss the injury. ESPN.com previously reported the shoulder problem, which Zimmer didn’t confirm or deny.

“I told you guys when I first got here I would try to be as transparent and honest as I can. I will be, but there are certain things that I’m not going to tell you, and if he had an issue with his shoulder then I’m going to make sure that I err on the side of caution,” Zimmer said. “Because if I played him and he got hurt, you guys would be killing me in the press. So I’m always going to protect the players. I’m going to do what I think is best for the organization, and you’re going to have to respect that.”

The curt, lecturing tone was aimed at the media members gathered for his post-practice news conference, but the irritant for Zimmer could well be rooted in concern about the health and depth of his quarterbacks.

Bridgewater was in full pads during weekend practices, but he didn’t attempt any passes. Backup Shaun Hill was also held out of those workouts, before returning to action Tuesday. Taylor Heinicke, the third-stringer last year, has been on the non-football injury list because of a severed tendon in his left foot. He was spotted Tuesday without a walking boot for the first time since training camp began.