Former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater reportedly named coach at Miami Northwestern High School

A little over a decade after he dominated South Florida as a high school quarterback, recently retired former Pro Bowler Teddy Bridgewater is returning to his roots.

According to The Portal 305, Bridgewater has been named the new head coach at Miami Northwestern High School, where he started as a prep from 2008-11.

Bridgewater announced back in the fall that he would be retiring after the season, whenever it ended, and he planned to step into the shoes of the coaching world.

The 31-year-old was a first-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and was named to the Pro Bowl during his second season after leading Minnesota to an 11-5 record and playoff appearance.

Injuries hampered him for much of the rest of his time in the league, but the former Northwestern quarterback has also played for the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers. Over the course of a nine-year career, he threw for 15,120 yards and 75 touchdowns and added 11 more on the ground.

Prior to getting drafted, Bridgewater spent three seasons at Louisville after signing with the Cardinals in 2011. He finished his collegiate career with over 9,800 passing yards and 72 touchdowns.

Miami Northwestern has long been one of the powerhouse programs not only in South Florida, but throughout the Sunshine State. Notable alumni include Bridgewater, Calijah Kancey, Sean Spence, Amari Cooper, Lavonte David, Tutu Atwell and more.

The program has fallen on hard times though as of late, finishing with a losing record in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade. In November, Prep Redzone’s Larry Blustein reported that head coach Michalee Harris was no longer the head football coach of the Bulls after finishing 4-6. That came a year after the firing of coach Max Edwards after the 2022 season.

Harris played at Northwestern from 2006-2009, overlapping with Bridgewater, who replaced starter Jacory Harris as a sophomore and took over a team that went on to win the state title and was named 2007 national champions by USA Today.