It didn’t take long for former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to wind up back in football now that his playing days are over. Bridgewater, who wrapped up his NFL career after the Detroit Lions loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, has been named the head coach of the Miami Northwestern high school football team.
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Bridgewater, who spent his first three NFL seasons with the Vikings, announced earlier this year that this season would be his last in the NFL. Now he has made that official by stepping into his first coaching role back in his hometown of Miami.
During his tenure with the Vikings, Bridgewater started 28 games after being selected in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Bridgewater made the Pro Bowl in his second season with the team, before suffering a devastating knee injury during a team practice before his third season.
After the knee injury, Bridgewater spend two seasons in New Orleans as a backup before landing in Carolina with the Panthers and regaining his role as a starting quarterback. The journeyman QB also had stints in Denver and Miami before landing in Detroit for his final season.
Now, Bridgewater is stepping into the world of coaching, looking to impart the knowledge he’s gained over a 10-year NFL career on the future generations of NFL stars and role players.
