The NFL season has reached its final two weeks, and the Detroit Lions are firmly in the race for a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs in the NFC. As it stands, the Lions are in a tie for the top spot in the NFC with an NFC North divisional opponent,

The Detroit Lions dipped into the high school ranks on Thursday to sign a backup quarterback. Not as strange as it seems when the player is Teddy Bridgewater, whose Northwestern Senior high school won the Class 3A Championship in Florida this sason. Bridgewater was the Lions’ backup QB in 2023. He has been with six teams in his NFL career.

Now, he’s reportedly unretiring and plans to rejoin Campbell and the Lions ahead of the playoffs, per the NFL Network. Bridgewater told the league’s broadcast network in recent weeks of his plans to try and sign with a team before the postseason, and it didn’t take long for him to land back in Detroit.

Tim Twentyman covers all the Detroit Lions news of the day including quarterback Teddy Bridgewater's return, playoff seeding scenarios and more.

The Detroit Lions are bringing back Teddy Bridgewater to give the team a veteran backup quarterback for their playoff run.

The Detroit Lions have added to their quarterback room. Teddy Bridgewater ended his retirement to re-join the team, a move confirmed on Thursday. Ian

Former Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is signing with the Detroit Lions, which coach Dan Campbell confirmed Thursday. The NFL Network first reported the impending transaction.

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Bridgewater was the Lions’ backup for the 2023 season when he got on the field for three snaps at the end of a blowout win over Carolina. He spent the fall coaching at his high school alma mater, leading Miami Northwestern High to the Florida Class 3A state title.

When asked if Hooker was at the point where they would trust him to play in a postseason game, Mark Brunell said, “Absolutely, I would.”