Bridgewater did not log any stats with the Lions during the 2024 regular season. Bridgewater retired from football ahead of the 2024 campaign, only to return to Detroit on a one-year deal in late December to serve as a backup option to starter Jared Goff.
Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made a unique football move in 2024: He retired after spending the 2023 season with the Lions, coached a high school football team in Florida in 2024, and then returned to the Lions roster in late December.
Teddy Bridgewater led Miami Northwestern High School to a state championship. Now, he's back with the Lions in their Super Bowl quest.
Goff went to the locker room in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion following a brutal hit by Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu. The hit occurred as the Lions' starting quarterback attempted to chase down the Commanders' Quan Martin after throwing a backbreaking interception that was returned for a touchdown.
The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders.
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Bridgewater played for the Lions in 2023 and retired at the season's end before coming out of retirement and re-signing with the Lions on Dec. 26.
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Hooker completed six of nine passes for 62 yards while also adding five carries for two yards over three games in 2024.
However, Williams celebrated the touchdown with "obscene gestures," per the verbiage handed down by the NFL. He was fined $25,325 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound receiver had little statistical impact on the rest of the game, as he finished with just one reception for 19 yards in the loss.
Washington Commanders LB Frankie Luvu fined $16,883 for blow to the head on Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff during Quan Martin's INT TD in playoff game.
During the Washington Commanders ' 45-31 win against the Detroit Lions in the NFC divisional round, Jared Goff was injured during Quan Martin's interception return for a touchdown.