1. Teddy Bridgewater played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the 2013 Sugar Bowl, and was selected as the final first round pick of the 2014 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
57 Facts About Teddy Bridgewater
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Teddy Bridgewater joined the New Orleans Saints in 2018 as a backup, but served as the team's starter in relief of Drew Brees and helped contribute to them winning their conference's top seed.
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Teddy Bridgewater later held starting roles with the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos for one season each and spent his last two seasons as a backup for the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions.
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Teddy Bridgewater returned to the Detroit Lions in 2024 after leading Miami Northwestern to a state championship.
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Teddy Bridgewater completed 97 of 160 attempts for 1,560 yards over the season, throwing 16 touchdowns with three interceptions.
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Teddy Bridgewater carried 45 times for 211 yards and two more scores.
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Teddy Bridgewater was named second-team All-State for 6A classification and first-team All-County by the Miami Herald.
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Teddy Bridgewater rushed for 223 yards and eight more scores.
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Teddy Bridgewater played in the 2011 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Teddy Bridgewater originally committed to the University of Miami in June 2010.
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However, after the firing of Miami head coach Randy Shannon in November 2010, Teddy Bridgewater switched his commitment to the University of Louisville.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished the season completing 191 of 296 passes for 2,129 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished the regular season completing 267-of-387 passes for 3,452 yards, 25 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished sixth in the nation in completion percentage, eighth in yards per attempt, and seventh in passing efficiency.
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Reports said that, had Teddy Bridgewater been eligible for the 2013 Draft, he most likely would have been the first quarterback taken.
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On January 1,2014, Teddy Bridgewater announced that he would forgo his final year of eligibility at Louisville.
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Teddy Bridgewater was selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the 32nd and final pick of the first round of the draft.
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Teddy Bridgewater signed a four-year contract worth $6.85 million with a $3.3 million signing bonus with the Vikings.
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Teddy Bridgewater entered the season as the second-string quarterback, behind veteran Matt Cassel, but ahead of Christian Ponder.
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Teddy Bridgewater made his NFL debut on September 21,2014, against the New Orleans Saints, entering in relief of the injured Cassel and finished the game with 150 passing yards.
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Teddy Bridgewater was named the starting quarterback for the remainder of the season after Cassel, who broke his foot in the aforementioned game, was placed on injured reserve.
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On September 28,2014, Teddy Bridgewater made his first NFL start against the Atlanta Falcons and won the game, in large part due to his 317 passing yards, and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 13-yard rush.
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Teddy Bridgewater was intercepted three times, two from tipped passes, and was sacked eight times.
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Teddy Bridgewater added to this record with wins over the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears in weeks 13,14, and 17 respectively.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished his rookie year with 2,919 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and an 85.2 passer rating.
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Teddy Bridgewater played in 13 games, starting 12 of them.
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On January 13,2015, Teddy Bridgewater was selected as the quarterback of the 2014 NFL All-Rookie team by the Pro Football Writers of America, joining Tommy Kramer as the only Vikings quarterbacks to claim this award.
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Teddy Bridgewater won the 2014 Pepsi Rookie of the Year award, as voted by fans.
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Teddy Bridgewater rebounded to go 27 of 41,269 yards and a touchdown pass to Mike Wallace against Denver Broncos who had the number one ranked defense coming into the game.
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Teddy Bridgewater then had arguably the best game of his career the next week against the Lions going 25 of 35,316 yards, two touchdown passes and no interceptions, including his first touchdown pass to rookie Stefon Diggs.
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Teddy Bridgewater led his fourth career fourth-quarter comeback at the Bears despite having a below-average day going 17 of 30,187 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
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Teddy Bridgewater went 13 of 21 for 144 yards and an interception while rushing for a touchdown and two-point conversion against the St Louis Rams before he sustained a blow to the head by the Rams' safety Lamarcus Joyner that caused Teddy Bridgewater to leave the game in the fourth quarter.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished his second season with 3,231 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.
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On January 25,2016, Teddy Bridgewater was named to his first Pro Bowl.
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On May 1,2017, the Vikings declined the fifth-year option on Teddy Bridgewater's contract, making him a free agent after the 2017 season.
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Teddy Bridgewater entered the Week 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals in relief of Keenum in the fourth quarter.
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The crowd gave Teddy Bridgewater a standing ovation as he walked onto the field.
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On March 18,2018, Teddy Bridgewater signed a one-year contract with the Jets.
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Teddy Bridgewater did this in two more games later in the season.
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On March 15,2019, Teddy Bridgewater signed a one-year, $7.25 million fully guaranteed contract with the Saints.
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On March 26,2020, Teddy Bridgewater signed a three-year, $63 million contract with the Panthers.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished the season with career-high totals in several statistics, including completions, passing yards, touchdowns and rushing yards.
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Teddy Bridgewater suffered a concussion in the Broncos Week 15 loss to the Bengals that would rule him out for the rest of the season.
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Teddy Bridgewater was placed on injured reserve on January 5,2022.
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Teddy Bridgewater finished the 2021 season with 3,052 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions to go along with two rushing touchdowns.
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On March 17,2022, Teddy Bridgewater signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins worth up to $10 million.
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Teddy Bridgewater made his first appearance for the Dolphins in Week 3 against the Bills after starter Tua Tagovailoa briefly left the game in the second quarter.
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Teddy Bridgewater attempted two passes and was sacked once before Tagovailoa returned in the second half.
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In Week 4 against the Bengals, Teddy Bridgewater came in the second quarter after Tagovailoa left the game with a head and neck injury.
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On December 16,2023, Teddy Bridgewater announced his plans to retire from the NFL following the conclusion of the season, and become a high school football coach.
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Teddy Bridgewater officially announced his retirement for the first time on February 2,2024.
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One year after retirement, Teddy Bridgewater announced on NFL Network that he intended to continue his playing career in the NFL, and he was re-signed by the Lions on December 26,2024, joining Hendon Hooker in backing up starting quarterback Jared Goff for the remainder of the season.
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Teddy Bridgewater briefly appeared in the Divisional Round game against the Washington Commanders, relieving Jared Goff who underwent concussion evaluation for three plays during the second quarter.
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Teddy Bridgewater completed his only pass for 3 yards, and handed off the ball in a trick play that led to a 61-yard rushing touchdown from Jameson Williams.
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Teddy Bridgewater grew up in Miami as the youngest of four children to a single mother.
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Teddy Bridgewater graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in Sports Administration after the 2013 college football season.
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In 2014, soon after her son was drafted by the Vikings, Cadillac presented a pink Escalade to Rose when they learned that Teddy Bridgewater had wanted to get her one ever since he was in the third grade.