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5 teams who could trade for Teddy Bridgewater

By Brad Berreman

FLORHAM PARK, NJ - JUNE 12: Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the New York Jets works out during passing drills at mandatory mini camp on June 12, 2018 at The Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - JUNE 12: Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater #5 of the New York Jets works out during passing drills at mandatory mini camp on June 12, 2018 at The Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images
Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images /

3. Seattle Seahawks

Speaking of shaky backup quarterback situations, we have the Seahawks. Russell Wilson accounted for an astounding 86.4 percent of the team’s offense last year (4,569 total yards), and running back J.D. McKissic (one rushing touchdown) was the only other player who accounted for an offensive touchdown on his own. And yet, journeyman Austin Davis and 2018 seventh-round pick Alex McGough are what Pete Carroll is currently going with behind Wilson. That feels like a bad plan.

Wilson has yet to miss a start in his career, and he’s incredibly savvy in terms of avoiding big hits when he takes off running. But all it takes is one outlier big hit, one awkward landing or one hit at an awkward angle to put him out of the lineup for awhile, and completely derail Seattle’s 2018 season. By pure volume of rushing attempts, with at least 94 in five of his six seasons (over 100 twice), Wilson is more vulnerable to injury than a lot of quarterbacks. A clear skirting of concussion protocol for Wilson last November is a background element to the conversation, and speaks to the risk of not having a better backup plan.

Bridgewater, with the lingering qualifier of health, is a far better quarterback than Davis when everything is equal. If he looks good through the month of August, Bridgewater could easily be moving cross-country to back up Wilson.

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