Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of retirement from the NFL to sign with the Detroit Lions after coaching a high school football team to a state championship. Bridgewater revealed his plans to unretire in an appearance ...

December 26 - Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Detroit Lions, NFL Network reported Thursday. Bridgewater, 32, appeared in one game (three snaps) for the Lions last season. He announced his retirement in February and ...

The Detroit Lions have added to their quarterback depth. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of

Just weeks after former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater led his high school alma mater Miami Northwestern to a Florida state championship, he is expected to come out of retirement and return to the NFL. Bridgewater will sign with the Detroit Lions, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Bridgewater then took over head coaching duties at Miami Northwestern, who won the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 3A state title last month 41–0 over previously undefeated Jacksonville Raines. The team finished 12-2 on the season and outscored opponents 262-12 in their five playoff games.

Teddy Bridgewater is back. Not long after saying that he planned to return to the NFL following his successful pursuit of a state championship in his first year as a high-school football coach, Bridgewater is returning to the Lions, according to NFL Network.

Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will step away from being a high school state champion coach and jump back into the NFL. He’s coming out of retirement to sign with the Detroit Lions, coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday.

We wanted to win a state championship and then coach goes back to the league, see what happens, and then come back February in the offseason,” Teddy Bridgewater said.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Lions are signing QB Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater, 32, is a former first-round pick of the Vikings back in 2014.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed the team's decision to sign quarterback Teddy Bridgewater at a Thursday press conference.

The Detroit Lions are adding a familiar face to the quarterback room ahead of the final stretch of the season.