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The chaos that has come from the crumbling of all walls regarding players getting paid has created a very specific problem for veteran NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

Bridgewater serves as the head coach at Miami Northwestern high school. He won a state championship there in 2024, before he re-signed with the Lions to end the season.

The 11-year NFL veteran has now been suspended.

Bridgewater recently admitted in social-media posts that he paid for Uber rides, meals, and recovery services for players. He asked fans of the team to help cover the expenses in 2025.

Via Walter Villa of the Miami Herald, Bridgewater paid $700 per week for player Ubers. He also (per the Palm Beach Post) paid $2,200 for pregame meals and $1,300 for athletic-recovery services.

While the suspension will placate the "rules are rules" crowd, Bridgewater was making life a little better for kids at a school where 75 percent of them are economically disadvantaged.

The move could put Bridgewater (who is only 32) in play to sign with the Lions or some other team for the 2025 NFL season.

Drafted by the Vikings in 2014, he has also played for the Saints, Panthers, Broncos, and Dolphins.

Jauan Jennings wants a contract extension or a trade, but even if neither happens by next week, the 49ers wide receiver is expected to report to training camp, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports.

Jennings is scheduled to make $7.5 million this season in the final year of a two-year extension he signed in 2024 as the team's No. 3 receiver behind Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel. Jennings, though, led the 49ers' receivers with a career-high 77 catches, 975 yards and six touchdowns.

Samuel now is with the Commanders, and Samuel is working his way back from an ACL and MCL tear in his knee last October. Demarcus Robinson, a free agent signee, faces a potential three-game suspension after pleading no contest last week to a misdemeanor DUI charge.

Ricky Pearsall, a first-round pick in 2024, Jacob Cowing and rookie Jordan Watkins are other receivers on the roster.

Aiyuk didn't hold out of camp last year as he sought a new contract, but instead held in, not participating in practice. He signed a four-year, $120 million extension, with $76 million in guarantees, on Aug. 29.

The 49ers signed several key players to new deals this offseason.

But as the start of training camp draws closer, the club has an issue with one of its key receivers.

Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Jauan Jennings would like a new contract or to be traded.

Jennings, 28, has played his whole career with the 49ers since the club selected him in the seventh round of the 2020 draft. He signed a two-year, $15.4 million deal with the club in March 2024. But after leading the team’s wideouts with 77 catches, 975 yards, and six touchdowns last season, he’s now set to make just $7.5 million in 2025.

With Brandon Aiyuk still recovering from a torn ACL and MCL, Jennings is likely a key figure in San Francisco’s offensive plans in the coming season. We’ll see if the two sides can get something worked out, and if Jennings shows when San Francisco veterans are slated to report next Tuesday.

In 60 career games with 17 starts, Jennings has caught 155 passes for 1,938 yards with 13 touchdowns.