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- Teddy Bridgewater, a former Pro Bowl quarterback who suffered a devastating knee injury that caused him to miss the past two seasons, signed a new deal offering only $ 500,000 in guaranteed money.
- It’s a significantly smaller sum than what other quarterbacks from Bridgewater’s draft class have received this past offseason.
Teddy Bridgewater, who recently signed with the New York Jets, received only $ 500,000 in guaranteed money from the Jets, according to ESPN reporter Dan Graziano.
The size of the contract throws into stark light just how dramatically the knee injury Bridgewater suffered a few years ago has derailed his career and his life. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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