Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of NFL retirement and joining the Lions

Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of NFL retirement and joining the Lions

Teddy Bridgewater wants to win two championships this season.

After leading Miami Northwestern High School to the Florida state championship as head coach, the former first-round pick is coming out of retirement and joining the Lions for the remainder of the season.

Bridgewater, who will back up Jared Goff, was on the team last year but did not attempt a pass.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that he has been in contact with Bridgewater “for a while” and that a reunion was always a possibility.


Teddy Bridgewater returns to the Lions as they prepare for a hopeful Super Bowl run.
Teddy Bridgewater returns to the Lions as they prepare for a hopeful Super Bowl run. AP

“It just brings a level of professionalism, veteran presence, someone who’s great for our team, he’s great for the position,” Campbell said.

After winning the state title, Bridgewater told the NFL Network that he would like to return to the NFL at the conclusion of the season, but that his main focus was on his alma mater.

“We’ll see how the next week and a half, two weeks unfold, whether we might sign with a team or something,” Bridgewater said on Dec. 18. “And then to be back coaching high school football in February. “So, we’ll see.”

The Lions posted a congratulatory message on social media to Bridgewater for winning a high school state championship as head coach in his first year, signaling a possible move to bring him back to the Midwest.

Only 32 years old, Bridgewater once looked like he could be on his way to stardom, but he battled numerous injuries throughout his career that eventually limited his mobility and made him less effective as a first-round pick by Louisville than expected.


Dan Campbell will see Teddy Bridgewater as a good presence in the locker room.
Dan Campbell will see Teddy Bridgewater as a good presence in the locker room. Getty Images

Bridgewater got some action for the Dolphins in 2022, filling in for Tua Tagovailoa, but it was largely an ineffective assignment.

He has played for six different teams, including five teams in five years, as a stopgap and substitute.

The Lions have been actively working to strengthen their roster as they look to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

The Lions lost star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, running back David Montgomery and starting linebackers Alex Anzalone and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, among others.

They tried to replace that talent by bringing in former Jets safety Jamal Adams in free agency and trading him for EDGE rusher Za’Darius Smith.

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