for a long time NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater He may be retired from the league, but he has no plans to walk away from the game.
Bridgewater capped off a 10-year career by appearing in the NFC Championship Game last weekend. Jared Goff’s was announced as the new head coach at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell speaks with Teddy Bridgewater before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Ford Field on January 14, 2024 in Detroit. (Ray Del Rio/Getty Images)
A high school in Florida announced the recruitment on the 2nd. Social media Friday.
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The school’s athletic director, Andre Williams, told ESPN that Bridgewater has always maintained ties to the program and has already met with players and coaches.
“Teddy, he’s never left school,” Williams said. “He’s been in the NFL for the last 10 years, and of course in college, so he was always at school during the offseason, working out with the young guys and teaching them knowledge of the game. He’s never been in school. We just officially brought him back as our head coach because he never left.”
Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, 10, during the second half of a game against the Minnesota Vikings on January 7, 2024 in Detroit. (Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Bridgewater’s hiring isn’t all that surprising. He told the Detroit Free Press in December that he would retire from the NFL at the end of this season. detroit lions And I was interested in coaching a high school program.
“I wasn’t worried because he’s always expressed that he wanted to come back and coach at his alma mater, Northwestern, and he’s always been on the field,” Williams told ESPN. “He’s a very humble young man. He rarely shows emotion, but I’m sure he was very excited. He said he was trying to remain calm during the recent announcement.”
Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, 5, steps back to pass during the first quarter of a game on Oct. 9, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Bridgewater played quarterback for Miami Northwestern from 2008 to 2010, throwing for more than 5,000 yards and leading the Bulls to the state finals. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 32nd pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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