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‘Run it back Turbo.’ Bridgewater announces that he’s staying in New Orleans

Will the next Dolphins quarterback please stand up?

It won’t be Tyrod Taylor.

And it won’t be Teddy Bridgewater.

A day after the Dolphins made their pitch to Bridgewater in Davie, he was back in New Orleans signing a new contract with the Saints.

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He will remain the backup to Drew Brees for the immediate future, and possibly his successor in the years to come.

Bridgewater announced his decision in a series of tweets Thursday — 13 years to the day that Brees signed with the Saints after Dolphins doctors wrongly determined his injured shoulder was too much of a risk.