For his accomplishments on the high school football field, Bridgewater is the Miami Herald’s Football Coach of the Year for Classes 3A-1A. Bridgewater guided the Bulls to a 12-2 season just one season after they went 4-6 and missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade.

At 23 his NFL career was derailed by a catastrophic knee injury, but it never kept Bridgewater from making an impact.

Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made a unique football move in 2024: He retired after spending the 2023 season with the Lions, coached a high school football team in Florida in 2024, and then returned to the Lions roster in late December.

Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out in the NFC divisional round — who would’ve thought? The former, fresh off a state championship as the head coach of his high school alma mater in January,

Goff went to the locker room in the second quarter to be evaluated for a concussion following a brutal hit by Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu. The hit occurred as the Lions' starting quarterback attempted to chase down the Commanders' Quan Martin after throwing a backbreaking interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Miami Northwestern head coach Teddy Bridgewater arrived ahead of the Detroit Lions-Washington Commanders' NFL Divisional round matchup at Ford Field wearing a high school football jersey. No, it wasn't one of Bridgewater's alma mater Bulls.

It's been a wild month for Teddy Bridgewater. A few weeks ago he was celebrating a big win in high school football after coaching his Miami Northwestern alma mater all the way to a state championship.

The Lions signed Teddy Bridgewater to their 53-man roster late in the regular season because they liked the idea of having a quarterback with his experience on hand during the playoffs.

Bridgewater played for the Lions in 2023 and retired at the season's end before coming out of retirement and re-signing with the Lions on Dec. 26.

Bridgewater did not log any stats with the Lions during the 2024 regular season. Bridgewater retired from football ahead of the 2024 campaign, only to return to Detroit on a one-year deal in late December to serve as a backup option to starter Jared Goff.

Detroit Lions backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who spent much of the 2024 season coaching Miami Northwestern Senior High School in Florida to a state championship, checked into the NFC ...

Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater made a unique football move in 2024: He retired after spending the 2023 season with the Lions, coached a high school football team in Florida in 2024 ...