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Teddy Bridgewater talks about potential NFL return

Bridgewater appeared on NFL Network and spoke about Miami Northwestern and leading them to a state championship and a possible return to the professional ranks

Gary Adornato, Andy Villamarzo

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A return to the NFL for Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater is in the making.

Bridgewater confirmed on the NFL Network with Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero that depending on the next couple of weeks, he could be signing on with a franchise.

"That's the plan," Bridgewater responded to Rapoport and Pelissero on the NFL Network's Tuesday 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."

Don't worry, though, Miami Northwestern fans. 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.

Teddy Bridgewater hints at a return to the NFL

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 season or next.

Bridgewater, via his X head coaching account for Miami Northwestern, posted the interesting tweet, hinting at a return to the NFL. Down below is the post Bridgewater made on X:

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

Back in last December, Bridgewater had revealed plans to retire and eventually coach high school football, mentioning his dream to lead his alma mater, Miami Northwestern.

"I was young and I was trapped in this lifestyle thinking that I was a football player 24-7, and when I got hurt I realized that I'm only a football player for three hours on a Sunday afternoon," Bridgewater said when he spoke about his plans to retire to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "Outside of that, I'm Theodore Bridgewater, so it just put everything into perspective and it really helped me not even have to think about not being a starter (anymore). It's like, 'Man, I still got purpose.' And my purpose is bigger than the game of football. Football is just a platform that I have."

The former NFL veteran was officially named the head coach of the Bulls in early February, being back excitement to a Miami Northwestern program that had finished below the .500 mark in 2023. Now finishing with a 12-2 record, Bridgewater had a fairy tale story by leading his former high school team to a state championship.

"Wherever we roam, we'll always call this home," Bridgewater said on NFL Network's 'The Insiders' show.

Those were the words of Bridgewater explaining his calling to return to his alma mater and coach his high school football team. Last week, Bridgewater completed an incredibly successful rookie campaign as a head coach with a 41-0 victory over Raines in the FHSAA Class 3A state title game.

In Bridgewater’s high school career with the Bulls, the quarterback, over the course of three seasons, threw for 6,712 yards and 70 touchdown passes. 

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Gary Adornato
GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

Andy Villamarzo
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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