Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater received a Florida highschool state championship on Saturday in his first season as a head coach.
Teaching his alma mater, Miami Northwestern, Bridgewater’s staff received 41–0 over beforehand undefeated Jacksonville Raines in the Class 3A state championship sport at Miami’s Pitbull Stadium (on the Florida Worldwide campus).
The Bulls completed their season 12–2, outscoring opponents in 5 playoff video games by a mixed rating of 262–12 on the way in which to their first state title since 2019. Bridgewater’s staff scored a minimum of 40 factors in every of these video games, profitable 4 of them by shutout.
Miami Northwestern went 4–6 the earlier season. Starting this season 2–2, the Bulls went on to win 10 consecutive video games.
“These children deserve it,” Bridgewater mentioned, by way of USA At the moment. “These children caught with us since February, they trusted the method.
“We simply advised them, ‘You keep collectively. You may stroll this stroll collectively for the remainder of your lives in case you win this sport,'” he added. “They received it. Ten years from now, when we’ve got observe on Thanksgiving, they’ll come again and reminisce.”
Bridgewater, 32, retired in February, ending 10 years within the NFL because the backup QB for the Detroit Lions. Throughout his 9 seasons, he additionally performed for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins.
In his NFL profession, Bridgewater threw for 15,120 yards and 75 touchdowns in 79 video games (65 begins). He was the Vikings’ first-round choice (No. 32 general) out of Louisville in 2014.
Teddy Bridgewater hasn’t gotten sufficient credit score for what he confirmed in the course of the Broncos landing drive on the finish of the primary half.
The 5 throws to seal it had been cash. pic.twitter.com/Qa1MOPe942
— Joe Rowles (@JoRo_NFL) September 15, 2021
He set to work with Miami Northwestern immediately, working with gamers by way of the winter main as much as spring observe, in accordance with the Palm Seashore Put up. When fall practices started, Bridgewater had the gamers keep on the college for six days so they may get to know one another.
“Once you’re working with 14-year-olds, 15-year-olds, 16-year-olds, 17-year-olds and coming from the NFL, they will not get it on the primary attempt,” Bridgewater advised the Palm Seashore Put up. “They will not get it on the second attempt. They may not get it on the third, the fourth or fifth. However in case you keep affected person with them, you actually educate them the way in which to all the things, the remainder takes care of itself.”
Final month, Bridgewater mentioned “I am unable to wait to return to the NFL” after a state title run, noting what number of quarterback jobs had been obtainable. Following Miami Northwestern’s victory, he didn’t touch upon what his future plans is perhaps.
