Hendon Hooker, Jared Goff's backup, faces a challenge with Teddy Bridgewater's arrival at the Detroit Lions, stirring competition within the NFC North club.

Detroit has spent the season with Hendon Hooker as Goff's backup, with Jake Fromm on the practice squad as the Lions' emergency quarterback. Hooker, a third-round pick out of Tennessee in 2023, has never made an NFL start and has only thrown nine regular-season passes. Fromm made two starts with the Giants in 2021 but didn't show any promise.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has a strong message for those who think the Lion's season is over, due to injuries.

The Detroit Lions are bringing back Teddy Bridgewater to give the team a veteran backup quarterback for their playoff run. Coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that the team signed Bridgewater as another backup with second-year player Hendon Hooker behind starter Jared Goff.

Teddy Bridgewater just couldn't stay away from Detroit. The Lions' backup quarterback in 2023 has temporarily ended his retirement and will rejoin the Lions for the postseason push. Bridgewater stepped away from the NFL to become the head coach of his high

By Colton Pouncy and Alex Andrejev Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will step away from being a high school state champion coach and jump back into the NFL. He’s coming out of retirement to sign with the Detroit Lions,

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Detroit Lions, NFL Network reported Thursday.

Jared Goff says QB Teddy Bridgewater is "a valuable asset to our team"