After leading his alma mater to a high school state title last season, Teddy Bridgewater wants to make another NFL comeback after spending the end of 2024 with the Lions. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
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Teddy Bridgewater will not coach high school football this coming season. Instead, the veteran quarterback is eyeing an NFL return, according to The Portal 305 and The Palm Beach Post.
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Bridgewater, 32, led the Miami Northwestern Bulls to the Florida Class 3A state championship last season and then unretired to join the Detroit Lions. He served as Jared Goff’s backup and did not appear in a regular-season game.
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Bridgewater is expected to visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday and sign there.
Last month, Bridgewater was suspended from Miami Northwestern after providing impermissible benefits to his players.
The suspension stemmed from a post Bridgewater put on Facebook on July 7 where he revealed he covered Uber rides, meals and recovery services for his players last season. He asked fans to donate and cover those expenses this year so they wouldn’t have to come directly from his pocket.
That drew the attention of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). An official with the FHSAA, Kelvin Richardson, told Rivals those allegations were sent to Miami Northwestern and that the FHSAA are working to gain more information.
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Despite the ban, Bridgewater said he was not going anywhere and would “volunteer from the bleachers” like he’d done in the past.
Bridgewater played nine NFL seasons with six teams before retiring after 2023 season, which he spent with the Lions. He threw for 15,120 yards and 75 touchdowns in 79 career games after being a first-round pick out of Louisville in 2014.
