ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions are bringing back Teddy Bridgewater to give the team a veteran backup quarterback for their playoff run.

What You Need To Know

  • The Detroit Lions have named Teddy Bridgewater as a backup

  • Bridgewater spent the fall coaching at his high school alma mater

  • He was the backup for Detroit in 2023

  • The former Louisville quarterback was a first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014

Coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that the team signed Bridgewater as another backup with second-year player Hendon Hooker behind starter Jared Goff. The Lions have clinched a playoff spot and can earn the top seed in the NFC with two more wins.

Bridgewater was the backup in Detroit for the 2023 season when he got on the field for three snaps at the end of a blowout win over Carolina.

Bridgewater spent the fall coaching at his high school alma mater, leading Miami Northwestern High to the Florida Class 3A state title.

Bridgewater was a first-round pick by Minnesota in 2014 and has started 65 games over his NFL career. He spent two seasons in New Orleans when Campbell was an assistant on the Saints.

Before enjoying a nine-season NFL career, Bridgewater played for the Cardinals from 2011-2013. The quarterback threw for 9,817 career yards and 83 touchdowns over 39 games and earned MVP honors leading Louisville to a 33-22 win over No. 2 Florida in the 2013 BCS Sugar Bowl. Bridgewater then passed for 447 yards and three touchdowns against Miami in UofL's Russell Athletic Bowl win. 

Hooker has played in three games this season, completing 6 of 9 passes for 62 yards.

 

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