Teddy Bridgewater
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Quarterback
Age: 33y-3m-26d (Nov 10, 1992)
Exp: 11 Years
Country: US
College: Louisville
Drafted: Round 1 (#32 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Kennard McGuire (MS World)
Career Earnings
$66,025,899
2025-2025 Free Agent
Teddy Bridgewater signed a 1 year, $1,255,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including an average annual salary of $1,255,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,255,000
Average Salary:
$1,255,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 | $1,030,000 | 0.37% | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | - |
| 2026 |
|
34 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 | $1,255,000 | $1,030,000 | 0.37% | - | |
| 2026 |
|
34 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 | $1,255,000 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,210,000
Average Salary:
$1,210,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
Average Salary:
$3,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,550,000
Total GTD:
$2,550,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$6,500,000
Total GTD:
$6,500,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,437,000
Average Salary:
$4,437,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$4,250,000
Total GTD:
$4,250,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2021
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $63,000,000
Average Salary:
$21,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$33,000,000
Total GTD:
$33,000,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2019-2019
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,250,000
Average Salary:
$7,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$7,250,000
Total GTD:
$7,250,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2018-2018
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,000,000
Total GTD:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
2014-2017 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,849,502
Average Salary:
$1,712,376
Signing Bonus:
$3,301,456
GTD at Sign:
$5,495,479
Total GTD:
$5,495,479
Free Agent:
2018 / UFA
Seasons
11 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$67,380,703
Earnings w/ Different Teams
8 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$3,721,456 |
$3,721,456 |
|
| 2015 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$731,341 |
$4,452,797 |
|
| 2016 | 24 |
|
Injured
|
$1,042,682 |
$5,495,479 |
|
| 2017 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$1,354,804 $1,354,804 |
$6,850,283 $8,205,087 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$5,000,000 $1,000,000 |
$13,205,087 $14,205,087 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$7,250,000 |
$21,455,087 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$23,982,702 |
$45,437,789 |
|
| 2021 | 29 |
|
Retained
Injured
|
$7,062,000 $4,415,000 |
$52,499,789 $56,914,789 |
|
| 2022 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$6,500,000 |
$63,414,789 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$2,576,470 |
$65,991,259 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$134,444 |
$66,125,703 |
|
| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$1,255,000 |
$67,380,703 |
|
| Total |
$67,380,703 |
$67,380,703 |
||||
| Total |
$67,380,703 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,902,069 | $3,301,456 | - | - | - | $1,562 | $8,205,087 |
| 2 |
|
$2,185,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $4,065,000 | - | - | $12,250,000 |
| 1 |
|
- | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
| 2 |
|
$8,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $703,125 | $7,062,000 | $250,000 | $29,577 | $31,044,702 |
| 1 |
|
$4,250,000 | - | $165,000 | - | - | - | $4,415,000 |
| 1 |
|
$4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $6,500,000 |
| 2 |
|
$1,684,444 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,710,914 |
| 1 |
|
$1,255,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,255,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
|
22 |
$420,000
|
$3,301,456 |
$3,721,456 |
$3,721,456 |
|||||
| 2015 |
|
23 |
$731,341
|
$731,341 |
$4,452,797 |
||||||
| 2016 |
|
24 |
$1,042,682
|
$1,042,682 |
$5,495,479 |
||||||
| 2017 |
|
25 |
$1,354,023 $1,354,023
|
$781 $781 |
$1,354,804 $1,354,804 |
$6,850,283 $8,205,087 |
|||||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$935,000
|
$500,000 |
$4,065,000 |
$500,000 |
$5,000,000 $1,000,000 |
$13,205,087 $14,205,087 |
|||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$1,250,000
|
$6,000,000 |
$7,250,000 |
$21,455,087 |
|||||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$8,000,000
|
$15,000,000 |
$703,125 |
$250,000 |
$29,577 |
$23,982,702 |
$45,437,789 |
||
| 2021 |
|
29 |
$4,250,000
|
$7,062,000 |
$165,000 |
$7,062,000 $4,415,000 |
$52,499,789 $56,914,789 |
||||
| 2022 |
|
30 |
$4,500,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$6,500,000 |
$63,414,789 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$1,550,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,576,470 |
$65,991,259 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$134,444
|
$134,444 |
$66,125,703 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$1,255,000
|
$1,255,000 |
$67,380,703 |
||||||
| Total |
$26,776,513 |
$27,801,456 |
$11,127,000 |
$868,125 |
$750,000 |
$31,139 |
$67,380,703 |
$67,380,703 |
|||
| Total |
$26,776,513 |
$27,801,456 |
$11,127,000 |
$868,125 |
$750,000 |
$31,139 |
$67,380,703 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,902,069 | $3,301,456 | - | - | - | $1,562 | $8,205,087 |
| 2 |
|
$2,185,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $4,065,000 | - | - | $12,250,000 |
| 1 |
|
- | $500,000 | - | - | $500,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
| 2 |
|
$8,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $703,125 | $7,062,000 | $250,000 | $29,577 | $31,044,702 |
| 1 |
|
$4,250,000 | - | $165,000 | - | - | - | $4,415,000 |
| 1 |
|
$4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $6,500,000 |
| 2 |
|
$1,684,444 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,710,914 |
| 1 |
|
$1,255,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,255,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
18 - 18 | Concussion |
| 2017 |
|
1 - 9 | Knee (ACL) |
| 2016 |
|
1 - 17 | Knee (ACL) |
-
Aug 05, 2025
Signed a 1 year $1.255 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Dec 26, 2024
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Feb 02, 2024
Retired from Professional Football
-
Aug 07, 2023
Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Mar 14, 2022
Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with Miami (MIA)
-
May 05, 2021
Signed a 1 year $4.437 million contract with Denver (DEN)
-
Apr 28, 2021
Traded to Denver (DEN) from Carolina (CAR) for 2021 6th round pick (#191 - traded)
-
Mar 17, 2020
Signed a 3 year $63 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
Mar 14, 2019
Signed a 1 year $7.25 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
-
Aug 29, 2018
Traded to New Orleans (NO) from New York (NYJ) with 2019 6th round pick (#177 Saquan Hampton) for 2019 3rd round pick (#93 - traded)
-
Mar 13, 2018
Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Apr 26, 2017
Minnesota (MIN) declined a $12.198 million 5th-year option for 2018
-
May 20, 2014
Signed a 4 year $6.849 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
May 08, 2014
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#32 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Pass Attempts | Pass Completions | Pass Completion % | Pass Yards | Pass Yards/Gm | Pass Touchdowns | Pass Interceptions | Pass Rating | Rush Attempts | Rush Yards | Rush Touchdowns | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TB | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3.08 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 63.75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | MIA | 5 | 2 | 141 | 13.35 | 79 | 49 | 62.0 | 683 | 136.6 | 4 | 4 | 85.57 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DEN | 14 | 14 | 844 | 78.08 | 426 | 285 | 66.9 | 3,052 | 218.0 | 18 | 7 | 94.92 | 30 | 106 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | CAR | 15 | 15 | 929 | 90.02 | 492 | 340 | 69.1 | 3,733 | 248.9 | 15 | 11 | 92.13 | 53 | 279 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | NO | 9 | 5 | 408 | 37.70 | 196 | 133 | 67.9 | 1,384 | 153.8 | 9 | 2 | 99.11 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | NO | 5 | 1 | 71 | 6.80 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 118 | 23.6 | 1 | 1 | 70.56 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.80 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 995 | 97.30 | 447 | 292 | 65.3 | 3,231 | 201.9 | 14 | 9 | 88.69 | 44 | 192 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | MIN | 13 | 12 | 795 | 77.60 | 402 | 259 | 64.4 | 2,919 | 224.5 | 14 | 12 | 85.20 | 47 | 209 | 1 | 3 |
