At this point, Jameis Winston signing with the New Orleans Saints can seemingly all be traced back to Teddy Bridgewater‘s near career-ending knee injury. Some thought Bridgewater would never see the field again.
Bridgewater missed the entire 2016 season then played one game in 2017. That’s when he decided his time with the Minnesota Vikings was done. Bridgewater joined the Saints for the 2018 and 2019 season.
He learned and studied behind future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees.
With Sean Payton guiding the team, Bridgewater was groomed into being a quality starting quarterback which he displayed in his appearances this past season, leading the Saints to a 5-0 start while throwing nine touchdowns and two interceptions.