Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM Jason Licht revealed the team would have pursued Teddy Bridgewater if they missed out on Tom Brady in 2020.

Bridgewater's previous NFL career took a turn after a major knee injury in 2016, but he battled back to start for the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. He later had stints with the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins and Detroit. "He's a pro pro and (coach) Todd (Bowles) has a good relationship with him," Licht said.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' signing of Teddy Bridgewater in 2025 is the culmination of a long-considered possibility that dates back to the possibility that he could have even replac