Report: 49ers called Panthers about Teddy Bridgewater

[WarPanthers89 4,639]

49ers General Manager John Lynch said recently that he has no doubt that a healthy Jimmy Garoppolo will be the team’s starting quarterback for the 2021 season, but added that Garoppolo’s injury history means that the team has to have “better options” to back him up than they did last year.

One of the options they are reportedly looking into spent the 2020 season as the starting quarterback in Carolina. Joseph Person of TheAthletic.com reports that the 49ers called the Panthers about a potential trade for Teddy Bridgewater.

There’s no word on whether the conversation reached a point where the teams were discussing an offer, but a move involving Bridgewater would come as no surprise. The team was reportedly willing to trade him to the Lions as part of their offer for Matthew Stafford and their interest in making a run at Deshaun Watson when and if he’s made available has come up on multiple occasions.

Bridgewater has a $17 million base salary and a cap hit of just under $23 million in 2021. A trade would leave $10 million in dead money on the Panther’s cap.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/01/report-49ers-called-panthers-about-teddy-bridgewater/

Edited March 1 by WarPanthers89

[saX man 2,967]

They were willing to trade something for him? Oh man, he has trade value! Hot damn.

[saX man 2,967]

Wonder what we’re looking for in return? I’d take a 5th lol

[Waldo 3,055]

We should take whatever they are offering.

Damn the 49ers were team building well but they don't look capable of finding a good QB. Jimmy G to Teddy 2 Gloves. So much fail.

[DeSim 658]

For those not reading the entire thing, and just the title..

Jimmy seems to be their guy, they just want a better backup.  

[Mr. Scot 72,866]

Bridgewater has a good skill set for Kyle Shanahan's system.

He'd absolutely make sense as a backup.

[WarPanthers89 4,639]

Just now, DeSim said:

For those not reading the entire thing, and just the title..

Jimmy seems to be their guy, they just want a better backup.  

I could care less. They offer a 6th and I’m taking it just to move on. He could be the water boy for all I care 

[Castavar 8,612]

I would literally trade him for ANY compensation, just to get him and his contract out of here.

[kungfoodude 9,510]

2 minutes ago, DeSim said:

For those not reading the entire thing, and just the title..

Jimmy seems to be their guy, they just want a better backup.  

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

[Wanderlai 1,349]

Do it before they change their mind 

[DeSim 658]

4 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

I could care less. They offer a 6th and I’m taking it just to move on. He could be the water boy for all I care 

Yeah I don’t care what they do with him either, just get him the hell out of here.  I was just mentioning that for whoever wonders what that trade would mean for Jimmy G

[BurnNChinn 773]

Who cares if he is starter or backup. Trade isn’t done yet?

[WarPanthers89 4,639]

9 minutes ago, Wanderlai said:

Do it before they change their mind 

I bet we ask them to wait until after the draft. He will be our worst case scenario starter for next season, so I’m sure we will want to get another starter via trade or draft before we make the move. Being that he will be a backup/insurance for them I’m sure they don’t mind waiting a bit....but with all that said trade him for anything any I’m good

[NanuqoftheNorth 13,590]

Teddy was a decent backup for New Orleans and would likely be the same for the 49ers.  Hopefully the Panthers are willing to let Bridgewater go for a song.

Edited March 1 by NanuqoftheNorth