Teddy Bridgewater‘s season is over. On Wednesday, the Broncos announced that the quarterback has been placed on the injured reserve list, ruling him out for this week’s finale against the Chiefs. 
Bridgewater is still recovering from the concussion that sidelined — and hospitalized — him a few weeks ago. Without him, the Broncos will once again turn to Drew Lock, the third-year passer who has has come up short in starts against the Raiders and Chargers.
The Broncos fell out of playoff contention without Bridgewater, a steady veteran force who has thrown for 18 touchdowns against seven interceptions this year. Bridgewater’s first Denver season will end with 3,052 passing yards and a 66.9% completion rate, plus 30 carries for 106 yards and two rushing TDs.
This upcoming game might not mean much for the Broncos in the long-term, but it could be a deciding factor in Lock’s future.
The strong-armed Mizzou product has shown flashes at times, but he also led the NFL with 15 interceptions in 2020 — quite the feat, considering he also missed three games. One year remains on the ex-second-rounder’s contract and it’s hard to imagine him returning if he doesn’t deliver this weekend.
Bridgewater, meanwhile, agreed to truncate the three-year, $63MM deal he initially signed with the Panthers. Under the terms of his revised pact, he is now scheduled for free agency in March.
Mizzou product? Lol. Y’all are so lazy sometimes.
Lock went to Mizzou, he was who they were referring to there.
Awfully rich of you to call the writer lazy when you don’t even read the article correctly
I do enjoy when someone tries to be a smartass and then fails like you just did..
Well he’s a Viking fan, the team known for epic fails…
Lock just doesn’t have the “it” factor and is destined for a Blake Bortles journeyman career at best as a backup. Another Elway miss
I wonder if Drew Lock might not succeed somewhere else. He’s had his good moments. Denver seems to be where talented tall college QB go to die.
The problem with Drew Lock is that a good starting QB in the NFL needs more than a few moments.
Lock has lots of self-confidence, but isn’t capable of leading an NFL team.
Not so far, it’s true. How did Lock do on the Wonderlic.