Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel believed that Teddy Bridgewater was the perfect backup quarterback behind Tua Tagovailoa.
“Around the combine I was describing specifically what I thought Tua really needed in support (from) a backup quarterback,” Mike McDaniel said last March. “Unbeknownst to you guys, that was quite literally describing Teddy Bridgewater at the time. Just not using his name.”
Bridgewater made $6.5 million for the team while completing 49 of his 79 attempts for 683 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions across five outings. Tagovailoa missed four games last season, but seventh-round rookie Skylar Thompson started three games, including the playoff matchup against the Buffalo Bills.