REPORT: Teddy Bridgewater Nearing Deal With The Chicago Bears That Would Make Him The Team’s Starting QB

There could be a new starting quarterback in Chicago.

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, the Chicago Bears and Teddy Bridgewater are having talks on a deal that would make Bridgewater the starting quarterback with the Bears:

Bears are talking to Teddy Bridgewater about a deal that, if finalized, would most likely make him the starter over Mitchell Trubisky https://t.co/nhGeCF5iJ7

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 16, 2020

According to PFT, the initial number “floating around” are in the range of $21 million per year.

The initial numbers floating around (something in the range of $21 million per year) suggest that Bridgewater would be installed as the No. 1 option in Chicago. And that would be a great deal for a guy who has started six games since January 2016.