Teddy Bridgewater retires mid-training camp; Lions sign Josh Dobbs as backup

For the second time, Teddy Bridgewater has stepped away from professional football — this time mid-training camp with the Detroit Lions, in a departure that those closest to him believe may be permanent. His 11-season career, shaped as much by a devastating knee injury as by the Pro Bowl promise that preceded it, traced a quiet arc of adaptation and service: a man who learned to make teams better from the sideline when the starting role was no longer his to hold. The Lions, never pausing in their preparation, signed Josh Dobbs to fill the vacancy, while Bridgewater leaves behind something hard