Teddy Bridgewater named head coach at Miami Northwestern

Teddy Bridgewater has been named head football coach at Miami Northwestern High School.

The Detroit Lions’ season is officially over after losing 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday night. Coach Dan Campbell and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater spoke briefly.

Bridgewater announced in the fall that he plans to retire after the season and continue his coaching career. Many believed that would happen in South Florida, where he established himself as a future NFL star. Now, that belief has become a reality as Bridgewater has been named the new head football coach at Miami Northwest High School, The Portal 305 reports. The Bulls left their head coaching job vacant after parting ways with Michaeli Harris after one season. There have been rumors for months that Bridgewater was always the top choice, but the school remained silent on the matter until after the Lions’ season. Bridgewater, 31, was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and had a solid start to his career until the 2016 season when he suffered a sprained ACL/knee during training camp.

The former Northwestern quarterback also played for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers. Bridgewater threw for 15,120 yards and 75 touchdowns in his NFL career.

Bridgewater threw for 6,712 yards and 70 touchdowns in three seasons with the Bulls in high school. In the past, Bridge Water has sometimes been seen at high school games to support high school students in South Florida. His contribution in this field has not gone unnoticed. The City of Miami Gardens honored Bridgewater by naming the Bunche Park football field Teddy Bridgewater Field, honoring all of Bridgewater’s accomplishments and giving back to the community.

“Plus, I’m Theodore Bridgewater, so it puts things into perspective and I don’t feel like I shouldn’t be a starting pitcher anymore,” Bridgewater said last December. “Hey, I still have a goal.” And my goals are bigger than football. “Football is the only field I have.”