Teddy Bridgewater, the No. 32 overall pick from the 2014 NFL Draft, has retired and already moved on to his next endeavor—a high school football coach.
The next chapter: Teddy Bridgewater has been named the head coach at Miami Northwestern High School, his alma mater.
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The last time we saw Bridgewater was following the Detroit Lions 34-31 loss in the NFC Championship to the San Francisco 49ers. He was seen leaving the stadium walking with head coach Dan Campbell with their arms over one another.
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So, where is Bridgewater headed?
He's headed back to South Florida, where he's from, to become the head coach for Miami Northwestern High School.
This is the same high school he played at before going to Louisville and eventually getting drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. Bridgewater played for seven teams, including the Vikings, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, and Lions. He made the Pro Bowl in 2015, won the Art Rooney Award in 2020, and won the 2013 Sugar Bowl when he was in college.
Bridgwater completed 2,067 passes, completed 1,372 of them (66.4%) for 15,120 yards, 75 touchdowns, and 47 interceptions. His career took a drastic turn in 2016 when he tore his ACL and dislocated his knee in training camp.
Coming out of Miami Northwestern High School, he was 6'3", 185 pounds, and was a 4-star recruit. He threw for 6,712 yards and 70 touchdowns while in high school.
The opportunity for Bridgewater to become the head coach at his alma mater came after they parted ways with Michaelee Harris. He coached the team for one season.
This won't be the first time Bridgewater has been back to his high school, though. In the past, he's been seen at some of the games, riding there on a bicycle. The City of Miami Gardens named the football field at Bunche Park the "Teddy Bridgewater Field."
"Outside of that, I'm Theodore Bridgewater, so it just put everything into perspective, and it really helped me not even have to think about not being a starter [anymore]," Bridgewater said in December. "It's like, 'Man, I still got purpose.' And my purpose is bigger than the game of football. Football is just a platform that I have."
