US EditionTeddy Bridgewater Set to Return to the NFL with the Buccaneers to Back up Baker Mayfield
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUG 5 – Teddy Bridgewater pursues NFL comeback after suspension for providing impermissible benefits at Miami Northwestern High School, expected to sign with Buccaneers amid quarterback injuries.
- On August 5, 2025, Teddy Bridgewater visited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a physical, with Schefter reporting `is expected to sign with the Buccaneers, per sources`.
- In July, the Miami Northwestern High School, Florida high school powerhouse, suspended Bridgewater, former Miami Northwestern coach, for allegedly providing 'impermissible benefits' like paying for food and Uber rides.
- Last week, Bridgewater, former coach, informed his Miami Northwestern players he would not return to coaching, opting to pursue an NFL comeback, prompted by his suspension.
- Todd Bowles said last Friday that Bridgewater's arrival could challenge Trask for the backup spot, bringing experience and leadership to the quarterback room, reported sources.
- The move makes Bridgewater the eighth NFL team of his career and his third in the NFC South, as Tampa Bay pursues its fifth consecutive NFC South title.
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