Good thing the Lions signed Teddy Bridgewater. It looks like Nate Sudfeld's season is over.
Sudfeld tore his ACL in the Lions' third and final preseason game last Friday, according to Adam Schefter. Without Bridgewater on the roster, the Lions' backup quarterback job would have fallen in the hands of undrafted rookie Adrian Martinez.
Dan Campbell declined Monday to confirm Schefter's report, adding that Sudfeld is getting a second opinion. But in all likelihood, Sudfeld is done for the year.
"If that is the deal with Nate, it’s awful, and I hate that for him," Campbell said. "That’s tough because Nate’s given us everything he’s had. He came in last year and brought something to us, somebody we were very comfortable with, enough to sign him back.
"So, I hate that if that’s the way it goes here, but also have a lot of faith in Teddy. And he’s gotten better and better every practice, every week, so I feel pretty good."
Bridgewater, a 10-year vet, completed 13 of 22 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown in the Lions' win over the Panthers last Friday after struggling the week prior against the Jaguars. He should be a reliable backup to Jared Goff.
"He’s been awesome," said Goff. "He’s a veteran, you can tell, he’s got a lot of snaps under his belt and helpful for me to have a guy like that I can rely on."
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