Teddy Bridgewater is leaving the Lions again, and this time he might be retiring from the NFL for good. Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater looks on following training camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park, Michigan, on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Bridgewater first joined the Lions in 2023 and retired at the end of that season, becoming a high school coach in Miami. Detroit Lions quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater (5) and Jared Goff (16) talk during practice at the NFL football team’s training camp in Allen Park, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. AP Photo/Paul SancyaNew Orleans is where Bridgewater met Campbell, who at the time was the team’s tight ends coach.