It did not take lengthy for Teddy Bridgewater to reach his first job since retiring from the NFL.
Bridgewater led his alma mater, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, to the Class 3A Florida High School Athletic Association state title Saturday evening, an achievement that got here simply 10 months after he was employed.
The Bulls beat beforehand unbeaten Raines 41-0 in Miami for his or her eighth general state title.
🏈🏆🥇Huge Congratulations to the 2024 #FHSAA 3A Football State Champions! The Miami Northwestern Bulls! Their eighth general State Title! What an accomplishment! @MNW_Bulls1955 pic.twitter.com/liSQCeMjhu
— FHSAA (@FHSAA) December 15, 2024
Bridgewater, 32, was employed in February, tasked with turning round a program that had gone 4-6 the earlier season. He did that after which some.
Miami Northwestern went 12-2 on the season, outscoring its opponents 262-12 in 5 playoff video games. It completed the season on a 10-game successful streak.
Bridgewater had 6,712 passing yards and 70 touchdowns as a star quarterback at Miami Northwestern earlier than shifting on to Louisville, the place he earned Big East Rookie of the Year honors and gained Sugar Bowl MVP after guiding the Cardinals previous Florida as a junior.
He went on to be a 2014 first-round draft choose of the Minnesota Vikings and performed for seven NFL groups, most lately the Detroit Lions, earlier than retiring after the 2023 season.
