{"id":38105,"date":"2026-08-11T06:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38105"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:48:28","slug":"teddy-bridgewater-makes-his-nfl-retirement-official-10-years-after-devastating-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38105","title":{"rendered":"Teddy Bridgewater makes his NFL retirement &#8216;official&#8217; 10 years after devastating injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Teddy Bridgewater has confirmed this time, it\u2019s it. <\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old quarterback announced via an Instagram post Monday that he is leaving the NFL for good after he<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/09\/sports\/teddy-bridgewater-leaves-lions-again-in-possible-nfl-retirement\/\"> stepped away from Lions on Sunday. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time it\u2019s official \ud83d\ude2d,\u201d he wrote in the Instagram caption. \u201cIt\u2019s so crazy 10 years ago around this time, I suffered one of the most gruesome knee injuries the game itself, it\u2019s players and some doctors had ever seen. Everything football related since 2016 had been fueled by the \u201cexperts\u201d predicting that I would never play football again. We really showed them by playing 10 more seasons! However, this wheel of mine can no longer deal with something so simple as standing around on the turf field. This thing just doesn\u2019t recover the same way it did years ago so I rather officially hang it up. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s finally run its course and when the body speaks to me, I have to listen so that I can be in one piece and available for my children as they grow up. The game of football was beyond great to me and owes me nothing at all. I really did things my way Lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday when Bridgewater stepped away from the sport, NFL Network reported retirement is \u201clikely.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/09\/sports\/lions-sign-quarterback-josh-dobbs-after-teddy-bridgewater-exit\/\">The Lions have since signed Josh Dobbs<\/a> to a one-year deal to be the backup for Jared Goff.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bridgewater, who started his career after he was selected 32nd overall by the Vikings in the 2014 draft, was a Pro Bowler in Minnesota in his second season before he suffered a serious leg injury during training camp in 2016. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has been a journeyman and in the later years, he has kept fans guessing of his intentions after he briefly left the league in 2023 to coach high school football at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter 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Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yet, he came back in 2025 and spent time with the Buccaneers behind Baker Mayfield. He played four games and threw for 62 yards. <\/p>\n<p>Bridgewater notably led the Saints to five straight wins during the 2019 season as Drew Brees was sidelined with a thumb injury.<\/p>\n<p>He has now finished his career with 15,182 yards passing, 75 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgewater enters his retirement alongside long-term partner Erika Cardona, with whom he shares a son with, and the couple has another baby on the way.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40277112\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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