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Report: 49ers called Panthers about Teddy Bridgewater

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A piece of the Article from the Athletic which first reported the 49ers interest:

You probably heard: The Panthers are interested in finding an upgrade for quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

The rest of the NFL has gotten the message, as well: San Francisco is among the teams that have called Carolina to gauge the Panthers’ interest in potentially trading Bridgewater, according to league sources. San Francisco general manager John Lynch indicated last week the 49ers would like to find a solid backup as insurance for oft-injured starter Jimmy Garoppolo.

The Panthers aren’t going to just give Bridgewater away, especially considering they may need him after they’ve exhausted all the other possibilities. Coach Matt Rhule and general manager Scott Fitterer have other needs, but none is as critical as quarterback.

Owner David Tepper was pretty clear on that subject when talking to reporters in December after Marty Hurney was fired.

“Unless you have that guy — for sure — that gets you to playoffs and Super Bowls, you have to keep re-evaluating that,” Tepper said. “Because that’s the only thing that matters, is Super Bowls. And until you have that guy, you’re evaluating, evaluating, evaluating every year.”

So the Panthers will keep looking this offseason, a process that could extend into the summer depending on how long the Texans are willing to stare down Deshaun Watson — and how long the Panthers are willing to wait.

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22 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

That is a very expensive backup. I'd be pumped to get rid of that contract 

Yeah there’s no chance they trade for Teddy to backup Jimmy, that makes zero sense. They’d have like $40-50M tied up into pretty crap QBs...

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