Teddy Bridgewater is nearing a return to the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers weeks after he was suspended from his head coaching job at Miami Northwestern High School.

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said Bridgewater is visiting the team and the Bucs plan to sign him.

The Buccaneers will be the eighth team in 12 seasons for the 32-year-old Bridgewater.

Bridgewater coached his former high school in Miami to a Class 3A state championship last fall and then returned to the NFL in late December to serve as a backup to Jared Goff for the playoff-bound Lions.

He would provide insurance for the four-time defending NFC South champions behind Baker Mayfield. The Buccaneers also have veteran Kyle Trask, who has thrown 11 passes in four seasons since he was a second-round pick in 2021.

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