Teddy Bridgewater Doubles Down on Decision to Retire
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made the surprising decision to step away from the Detroit Lions and retire this week.
However, since it isn't Bridgewater's first time announcing his retirement from the NFL , he felt the need to fully shut the door this time.
“This time it’s official,” Bridgewater wrote in a post to his Instagram account.
Bridgewater first announced his plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2023 season as he went on to become a high school football coach.
That did not ultimately last very long, though, as he ultimately returned to play for the Lions in 2024 and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025.
Bridgewater returned to Detroit this year and was set to be the team's backup behind Jared Goff, but that will no longer be the case.
The Lions have since signed veteran quarterback Joshua Dobbs to replace Bridgewater, but head coach Dan Campbell says that he will still be very much missed.
"Teddy Bridgewater is going to step away. I've known Teddy a long time, and man, the human being is unbelievable, certainly the player. Everything that he's about, the type of teammate he is, the play he prepares, always played the game up here and had a huge heart, he's going to be missed," Campbell said . "His time being with us meant a lot and it meant a lot to our guys."
Bridgewater began his professional career as the No. 32 overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. But he never lived up to those expectations, throwing for just 6,150 yards, 28 touchdowns and 22 interceptions from 2014-17.
He also spent time with the New York Jets (2018), New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Carolina Panthers (2020), Denver Broncos (2021) and Miami Dolphins (2022).
Bridgewater finished his NFL career with 15,182 passing yards, 75 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.
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