Teddy Bridgewater Rumors: 'Market Is Warming Up' for Saints' Free-Agent QB

The market for free-agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is "warming up," according to the latest rumors Pro Football Talk's Peter King heard from combine week.

The 27-year-old produced solid play in the 2019 campaign in relief of New Orleans Saints starter Drew Brees and could be a useful option for a number of teams. 

The reported interest is good news for Bridgewater given what else King heard during the week. Things are not looking up for some of the veteran quarterbacks available:

"From an agent with vet quarterbacks in the mix, when I said I had no idea how this QB game of musical chairs will end up: 'The problem is, there's way more quarterbacks than chairs.' I can see that.

"My prediction: Five quarterbacks will be immensely pissed off a month from today, with a depressed market value for their services. Or no market value."

Bridgewater appeared in nine games during the 2019 season and completed a respectable 67.9 percent of his passes, throwing for 1,384 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions.

He did a fine job as the starter while Brees recovered from a thumb injury, holding down the fort and going 5-0 until the latter's return in Week 8. New Orleans made the playoffs and lost to the Vikings, Bridgewater's old team, in the NFC Wild Card Game.

With his value rebuilt after a great stint in New Orleans, Bridgewater appears in line to land a starting position for the 2020 season. It's been a long road back since his devastating knee injury in 2016, but at the age of 27, he still presents tremendous upside now that he's back to his best.

With plenty of other options available, ESPN's Mike Triplett doesn't think a starting spot is guaranteed:

Jameis Winston, Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, Andy Dalton and Cam Newton are some of the other high-profile players who are part of the game of musical chairs mentioned by King.