Uninspiring Teddy Bridgewater
November 24th, 2025
What a rough Sunday night it was for the Kyle Trask faithful.
Baker Mayfield left the game at halftime with a messed up non-throwing shoulder and in came veteran Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. Trask, the Bucs 2021 second-round pick, was cut this summer and sits on the Falcons practice squad.
Bridgewater, 33, the former first-round draft pick and Pro Bowl QB, hadn’t played meaningful snaps since the 2022 season with the Dolphins.
Joe was somewhat flabbergasted that Bridgewater showed little fire or excitement in his 30 minutes of work against the Rams. Joe didn’t detect leadership, and Joe was not alone.
Astute NFL analyst Chris Long, the retired Rams and Patriots defensive end, took a shot at Bridgewater on his Green Light podcast today.
“And then we got Teddy Bridgewater, who’s like a fever dream. Like, ‘What am I doing out on an NFL field, bro, trying to convert on third down?” Long said.
Long got no pushback from his co-hosts, former NFL defensive linemen Nate Collins and Beau Allen, the ex-Buccaneer.
Obviously, Bridgewater was inserted into a miserable situation. But he sure didn’t look hungry.
Hopefully, Mayfield’s ailing shoulder is nothing serious.