MIAMI (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater’s put up-NFL journey will commence in the put his football stardom started.
Bridgewater, who lately retired from the NFL following a decade-extended occupation, has been named the head coach at Miami Northwestern Senior High Faculty, his alma mater, inheriting a group that went 4-6 last year, but 1 that he’s common with.
Born and lifted in Miami, Bridgewater begun at quarterback for Miami Northwestern from 2008-2010, recording a lot more than 5,000 yards passing and leading the Bulls to the state finals.
He produced into one of the prime dual-risk quarterbacks in the country in advance of likely on to have a effective college job at Louisville. Minnesota picked Bridgewater with the No. 32 pick in the 2014 NFL draft, and he invested three several years there before a gruesome knee personal injury virtually ended his job.
Bridgewater mentioned then that the damage gave him a further gratitude for everyday living — to hardly ever consider anything for granted — and he labored his way again and experienced stints with New Orleans, Carolina and Denver.
He signed with the Miami Dolphins to again up Tua Tagovailoa in 2022, and he frequently attended Friday evening soccer video games at his alma mater, as very well as throwing charity events throughout the South Florida neighborhood.
Bridgewater expended the closing season of his vocation with the Detroit Lions, backing up Jared Goff in the Lions’ operate to the NFC championship game.
