After just one year with Teddy Bridgewater as their starting quarterback, the Carolina Panthers are reportedly ready to make a change.
In a recent Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) piece, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote that the Panthers are exploring other options at the QB position and would like to “move on” from Bridgewater. Breer’s sources told him that the reason for this is Bridgewater’s “physical limitations” that he displayed in his first season with the organization.
The report from Breer fits the Panthers’ recent interest in other quarterbacks on the market. They previously tried to get Matthew Stafford before he was traded to the LA Rams, and the franchise was also monitoring the situation regarding Houston Texans’ Pro Bowler Deshaun Watson.
Carolina chasing other signal-callers reportedly didn’t sit well with Bridgewater, and he recently decided to unfollow the Panthers on various social media platforms, including Instagram.
The Panthers signed Teddy Bridgewater to a three-year, $63 million contract last offseason after he had an impressive showing with the New Orleans Saints in 2019. Bridgewater put up career numbers in his first year in Carolina, but that apparently wasn’t enough to impress the coaching staff.
Bridgewater completed 69.1 percent of his passes in 2020 while throwing for 3,733 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Panthers had a 4-11 record with him under center.
