Teddy Bridgewater
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Coaching History
Miami Northwestern
2024Biography
Bridgewater was born in Miami, Florida, on November 10, 1992. He attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School. As a sophomore, he replaced Jacory Harris as starting quarterback and took over a team that had been named the 2007 national champions by USA Today the previous year. Bridgewater completed 97 of 160 attempts (60.6%) for 1,560 yards over the season, throwing 16 touchdowns with three interceptions. He also rushed 45 times for 211 yards (4.7 avg.) and two more scores. Northwestern finished the season 13–3, falling short to Seminole High School of Sanford 28–21 in the 6A state championship game.
As a junior, Bridgewater passed for 2,546 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for 379 yards and five more scores. In a late-September game against Hialeah-Miami Lakes, he completed 19 of 24 passes for 327 yards and a Miami-Dade County record seven touchdowns. Bridgewater was named second-team All-State for 6A classification and first-team All-County by the Miami Herald. Northwestern finished the season 10–2, after a 29–16 loss to rival Miami Central.
As a senior, Bridgewater had 2,606 passing yards and 22 touchdowns despite missing parts of the season with a medial collateral ligament injury. He also rushed for 223 yards and eight more scores. Northwestern had a 9–3 record for the season, losing 42–27 to Miami Central in the 6-A semifinals, in which he threw for 436 yards and scored four touchdowns. Regarded as a four-star recruit, Bridgewater was considered the sixth best dual-threat quarterback prospect in the nation by Rivals.com. He played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Bridgewater originally committed to the University of Miami in June 2010. However, after the firing of Miami head coach Randy Shannon in November, Bridgewater switched his commitment to the University of Louisville.
At Louisville, in his first season, Bridgewater won Big East Rookie of the Year honors and was named a freshman All-American. As a sophomore, Bridgewater was named Big East Offensive Player of the Year, and he led the Cardinals to a 2013 Sugar Bowl win as underdogs over the Florida Gators. He ended his college career by leading the NCAA in completion percentage and a 2013 Russell Athletic Bowl victory over his hometown Miami Hurricanes in style.
Bridgewater was drafted 32nd overall in 2014 to the Minnesota Vikings. He started in 12 games as a rookie boasting a 6-6 record. In 2015, the Vikings went 11-5 and won the NFC North. Bridgewater threw for 3,231 yards and 14 TDs. They lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the home Wild Card playoff game. In training camp the next season, Bridgewater tore his ACL. He would not start in a game until 2018 for the New Orleans Saints. In 2020, Bridgewater was the primary starter for the Carolina Panthers, who went 5-11. Bridgewater was then a starter for the Denver Broncos the following season, going 7-7 in his games. After this season, he would embark on being a backup for his hometown Miami Dolphins, then later landing a spot on a division winning Detroit Lions team in 2023.
After the Lions' 2023 season ended with a loss in the NFC Championship Game, Bridgewater formally confirmed his retirement from playing. He shortly thereafter was named the head coach for Miami Northwestern High School, his alma mater. In his first season, Bridgewater and Northwestern won the Class 3A state title.
In July 2025, Bridgewater was suspended from his position as head coach at Miami Northwestern for providing impermissible benefits to his players. These benefits included Uber rides, meals, and recovery services for the team, all being funded by Bridgewater himself. In May 2026, the "Teddy Bridgewater Act" became law in Florida, which allows high school head coaches to spend up to $15,000 of their own money, per year, on their teams.
This promptly led NFL teams to become interested in the veteran QB again, and in the offseason, Tampa Bay signed him. He played in 4 games with the Buccaneers that season and then re-joined the Detroit Lions briefly, before retiring once again.
Personal Information
- Hometown
- Miami
- Born
- November 9, 1992
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