Bridgewater had been the emergency-only No. 3 QB, inactive on game days ever since re-signing with the Lions late in the year. That status has now changed. Bridgewater is active for Saturday night’s divisional round matchup against the Washington Commanders. Rookie Hendon Hooker is inactive and the designated third QB for this one.

The Lions have made Hendon Hooker inactive as the emergency third quarterback against the Commanders, which means veteran Teddy Bridgewater will serve as the backup to Jared Goff tonight.

Hendon Hooker is inactive as the team's emergency third quarterback for the divisional-round game against the Commanders.

Carson Beck’s lucrative Miami move has set the college football world ablaze, leaving Quinn Ewers at a crossroads between staying loyal to Texas or chasing a record-breaking NIL deal.

Hendon Hooker is still the Detroit Lions' No. 2 quarterback ... weeks after he led his alma mater, Miami Northwestern, to a Florida high school state championship as a coach.

Teddy Bridgewater is in his 2nd stint with the Detroit Lions as Jared Goff's backup, having retired after the 2023 season and re-signing late in 2024.

The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders.

Beck's deal is less than his believed initial asking price but still among the highest-paid players in college football

The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders

That seems to be the path Georgia quarterback Carson Beck is traversing after the former star Bulldogs QB committed to Miami on Friday, just one day after entering the transfer portal.  Many draft pundits considered Beck a first-round draft pick heading into the 2024 campaign.