Featured Columnist IVDecember 18, 2024
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Teddy Bridgewater has his eyes on a comeback.
The previous NFL quarterback, who simply led Miami (Florida) Northwestern to a state title as a highschool soccer coach, advised NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero he wish to return to the game’s highest degree as a participant.
“That is the plan,” Bridgewater mentioned Tuesday. “My staff is aware of that is the plan. We needed to win a state championship after which coach goes again to the league, see what occurs, after which come again February within the offseason, proceed teaching highschool soccer. We’ll see the way it performs out.”
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On The Insiders, right here is Teddy Bridgewater dropping the information that he plans to make a return to the NFL now that his HS state title is locked in. pic.twitter.com/6XvfT5Zri8
Bridgewater retired after the 2023 season, and he appeared content material with strolling away.
“Every little thing occurs for a motive,” Bridgewater told reporters final December. “Accidents, highs, lows, the success, the failures. All of it, it builds character, and that is what it did for me. Like I by no means seem like, ‘Oh man, what if?’ Nah. No matter was meant for me, it performed out the precise method it was meant. And I am nonetheless with that mindset every single day and I am simply actually appreciative that I am in 12 months 10, I inform everybody that is my final 12 months, so I am in my last 12 months and I am simply having fun with all of it, man.”
The Louisville product entered the NFL as a first-round choose in 2014 and performed for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions throughout his profession.
He seemed just like the quarterback of the longer term for the Vikings when he was a Professional Bowler in 2015, however he missed the 2016 marketing campaign with a knee damage after which made simply six mixed begins from 2017-19.
Bridgewater then began 15 video games in 2020 for the Panthers and 14 video games in 2021 for the Broncos earlier than beginning two video games in 2022 in Miami and showing in only one sport for Detroit in 2023.
At his finest, he threw for greater than 3,000 yards thrice in his profession. Even when he is not that very same model of himself at 32 years outdated and a 12 months faraway from the league, he may nonetheless present veteran management as a possible backup for a staff in want of quarterback depth.
Since retiring, he wasted no time establishing himself as an efficient highschool coach.
Bridgewater took over at his alma mater in Miami Northwestern and led this system to a 12-2 report and Division 3A Florida Excessive Faculty Athletic Affiliation title. His staff defeated Raines 41-0 within the state title sport.
