Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made a unique football move in 2024: He retired after spending the 2023 season with the Lions, coached a high school football team in Florida in 2024, and then returned to the Lions roster in late December.
The Detroit Lions chose veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders on Saturday night. Detroit kept Bridgewater active and listed Hooker as the emergency quarterback for the divisional ...
Kory and Ben discuss the team's now-official coordinator hires, and give their thoughts on the futures for the team's 21 unrestricted free agents.
At 23 his NFL career was derailed by a catastrophic knee injury, but it never kept Bridgewater from making an impact.
Goff went to the locker room in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion following a brutal hit by Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu. The hit occurred as the Lions' starting quarterback attempted to chase down the Commanders' Quan Martin after throwing a backbreaking interception that was returned for a touchdown.
Teddy Bridgewater led Miami Northwestern High School to a state championship. Now, he's back with the Lions in their Super Bowl quest.
Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out in the NFC divisional round — who would’ve thought? The former, fresh off a state championship as the head coach of his high school alma mater in January,
It feels like this is an ongoing saga that gets talked about way more than any other backup quarterback gets talked about. Maybe it's because the Detroit Lions drafted Hendon Hooker in the third-round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Bridgewater played for the Lions in 2023 and retired at the season's end before coming out of retirement and re-signing with the Lions on Dec. 26.
Bridgewater did not log any stats with the Lions during the 2024 regular season. Bridgewater retired from football ahead of the 2024 campaign, only to return to Detroit on a one-year deal in late December to serve as a backup option to starter Jared Goff.
Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made a unique football move in 2024: He retired after spending the 2023 season with the Lions, coached a high school football team in Florida in 2024 ...
Teddy Bridgewater gained more yards on one throw Saturday night with the Lions than the Saints have picked up in the last four postseasons put together: