Teddy Bridgewater eyeing NFL return after coaching alma mater to state title: 'That's the plan'

After 10 seasons in the NFL, Teddy Bridgewater traded his pads for a headset, coaching at his alma mater. He led Miami (Fla.) Northwestern to a state title – but he doesn’t think he’s done playing just yet.

Bridgewater is eyeing a return to the NFL, he told Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero on The Insiders. Although he’s enjoying a state championship, he said “the plan” is to get back on the field.

Now that the high school football season is over, Bridgewater said he’s going to see if an NFL return is in the cards. He still intends to coach, though.

“That’s the plan,” Bridgewater said. “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.”

Bridgewater last suited up in the NFL in 2023 with the Detroit Lions. He also spent time with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins after the Minnesota Vikings drafted him in 2014.

Bridgewater spent three years in Minnesota, making the NFL’s All-Rookie Team in 2014 and his first career Pro Bowl in 2015. He then bounced around the league before taking this year off to coach at his high school. Northwestern went 12-2 under Bridgewater’s leadership and defeated Jacksonville Raines in the state championship.

As for what’s next, Teddy Bridgewater’s going to test the waters to see if a team is interested in signing him. But come February, he’s going to be back on the coaching grind, getting Northwestern ready for 2025.

“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.”