After enjoying the spoils of coaching his alma mater to high school state glory, Teddy Bridgewater intends to rekindle his playing career.
Bridgewater, who on Saturday coached Miami (Florida) Northwestern to a state title, told NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero that he plans to return to the NFL.
“That’s the plan,” Bridgewater said on Tuesday’s edition of The Insiders. “My team knows that’s the plan. We wanted to win a state championship and then coach goes back to the league, see what happens, and then come back February in the offseason, continue coaching high school football. We’ll see how it plays out.”
When pressed by Pelissero if he’d been in touch with any particular team or had further details, Bridgewater smiled and showed his state medal to the camera.
“Right now, I’m enjoying this state championship,” he said.
A 2014 NFL Draft first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings, Bridgewater retired last year after one season with the Detroit Lions. His career also saw stops with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins.
He quickly took over at Miami Northwestern and this season coached the squad to a 12-2 record. Bridgewater’s first campaign concluded with a 41-0 win over Raines on Saturday in the Division 3A Florida High School Athletic Association title game.
The 32-year-old could offer some veteran presence to a squad dealing with injuries or uncertainty in the QB room. In his NFL career (so far), he played in 79 games with 65 starts and a 33-32 record, throwing for 15,120 yards, 75 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.
“We’ll see how [the] next week and a half, two weeks play out, might be signing with a team or something,” Bridgewater said. “And then returning back to coach high school football in February. So, we’ll see.”
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