Teddy Bridgewater will continue his football career, but in a new venture — coaching a high school team.
It won’t be a completely new road for him, however. He’ll be returning to his alma mater at Miami Northwestern High School where he starred.
The former NFL quarterback, who retired recently after a decade in the league, had been around the program for a while and was hoping for this opportunity.
“Teddy, he’s never left the school,” Miami Northwestern athletic director Andre Williams told ESPN. “Since he’s been in the NFL the last 10 years and certainly in college, he was always at the school during the offseason, working out with the young men, giving them his knowledge of the game. He’s never left the school, so we’re just officially bringing him back as the head coach.”
Williams told ESPN the mention of coaching was brought up a few years ago.
During his time at the high school, Bridgewater had 6,712 passing yards and 70 touchdowns.
He spent 10 seasons in the NFL, finishing with 15,120 passing yards and 75 touchdowns. The 31-year-old was selected to a Pro Bowl in 2015.
Bridgewater made the decision to retire in December. He served as the backup QB for the Detroit Lions this season.
“I was really like content with being done,” Bridgewater said, via Heavy.com in December. “And it wasn’t really like much that went into it, it was just I felt healthy, I could walk away on my own terms and that was that.”
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