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Miami Northwestern Coach Teddy Bridgewater To Make NFL Return To Detroit Lions

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Bulls' head coach is heading back to the Motor City

Andy Villamarzo

Miami Northwestern's Teddy Bridgewater raises the state trophy following the team's win over Raines in the Class 3A championship on Dec. 14, 2024.
Miami Northwestern's Teddy Bridgewater raises the state trophy following the team's win over Raines in the Class 3A championship on Dec. 14, 2024. / Chet Peterman / Special to The Post / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It looks like Teddy Bridgewater will be returning to the NFL and with the team he was last signed on with: The Detroit Lions.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Bridgewater is expected to sign with the NFC North leading Lions.

Bridgewater is just a few weeks removed from leading his alma mater Miami Northwestern to the Class 3A state championship in a 41-0 rout of Jacksonville Raines.

Earlier last week, Bridgewater confirmed on the NFL Network show The Insiders with Rapoport and Tom Pelissero that depending on the next couple of weeks, he could be signing on with an NFL franchise. That team became in fact his latest he was with, the Lions.

"That's the plan," Bridgewater responded to Rapoport and Pelissero on the NFL Network's last week's edition of the 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."

Teddy Bridgewater talks about potential NFL return

Bridgewater doesn't plan on leaving the Bulls whatsoever, as the head coach of the FHSAA Class 3A champions says he would be back in February to coaching.

It was just back on Nov. 19th that Bridgewater hinted on X about a potential return to the NFL, prompting many to wonder if the former first round pick was talking about this current 2024 season or next. 

"So many QB jobs available for me after we make this state title run. I can't wait to return back to the NFL."

Teddy Bridgewater hints at a return to the NFL

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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