{"id":267041,"date":"2025-08-06T18:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/267041\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:46:10","slug":"buccaneers-sign-teddy-bridgewater-to-1-year-deal-to-back-up-baker-mayfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/267041\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers sign Teddy Bridgewater to 1-year deal to back up Baker Mayfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Teddy Bridgewater is returning to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers signed Bridgewater to a one-year deal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers are the eighth team in 12 seasons for the 32-year-old Bridgewater.<\/p>\n

Bridgewater coached his former high school in Miami to a Class 3A state championship last fall and then returned to the NFL in late December to serve as a backup to Jared Goff for the playoff-bound Lions.<\/p>\n

He will provide insurance for the four-time defending NFC South champions behind Baker Mayfield. The Buccaneers also have veteran Kyle Trask, who has thrown 11 passes in four seasons since he was a second-round pick in 2021.<\/p>\n

Mayfield returned to practice Tuesday after missing a couple of days because of a hand contusion.<\/p>\n

Bridgewater said last month that he was suspended<\/a> from coaching Miami Northwestern High School because he provided players with financial benefits that he says he reported to the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere,\u201d Bridgewater said on social media post. \u201cAnd if it comes down to it, I will volunteer from the bleachers like I used to in 2018 and 2019 when no one had a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridgewater, a first-round pick by Minnesota in 2014, is 33-32 as a starter and made the Pro Bowl after his second season when he led the Vikings to an 11-5 record. He also spent time with the Jets, Saints, Panthers, Broncos and Dolphins.<\/p>\n

Bridgewater has completed 66.4% of his passes for 15,120 yards, 75 touchdowns, 47 interceptions and a 90.5 passer rating.<\/p>\n

Buccaneers offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard was an assistant coach in Miami in 2022 when Bridgewater backed up Tua Tagovailoa.<\/p>\n

Buccaneers defensive line coach Charlie Strong was Bridgewater\u2019s head coach at Louisville.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay\u2019s quarterback room also includes Michael Pratt and Connor Bazelak. Pratt, a seventh-round pick out of Tulane by Green Bay in 2024 who signed to the Buccaneers\u2019 practice squad last August, has been sidelined by a back injury. Bazelak signed as an undrafted free agent out of Bowling Green where he spent the final two of his six college seasons.<\/p>\n

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