Teddy Bridgewater pre-announced his retirement earlier this fall upon completion of the Detroit Lions' season, and with the Lions' season now complete, he's moved into his next phase of life.
According to The Portal 305, Bridgewater will be the head coach at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School.
The post will be Bridgewater's first as a coach, which makes sense given he was still playing until last week.
A consensus 4-star recruit, Bridgewater signed with Louisville in the class of 2011. Bridgewater was a so-called 'franchise' quarterback for the Cardinals, entering the starting lineup by the fourth game of his freshman year and never giving it up.
After leading Louisville to a 7-6 mark in 2011, Bridgewater piloted the Cardinals to a 23-3 mark over the next two campaigns. Louisville upset No. 4 Florida in the Sugar Bowl to conclude the 2012 season, and in Bridgewater's final game, he guided U of L to a 36-9 blowout of his hometown Miami Hurricanes in the Russell Athletic Bowl.
A first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings, Bridgewater made the All-Rookie Team in 2014 and the Pro Bowl in 2015, but he suffered a catastrophic knee injury in training camp before the 2016 season that forever altered the course of his career.
After starting 28 games in his first two seasons, Bridgewater started only 37 over the next eight, playing for the Saints, Panthers, Broncos, Dolphins and Lions.
Throughout his career, Bridgewater regularly returned to the Miami area to provide for the local youth.
"Outside of that, I'm Theodore Bridgewater, so it just put everything into perspective, and it really helped me not even have to think about not being a starter [anymore],” Bridgewater said back in December. “It's like, 'Man, I still got purpose.' And my purpose is bigger than the game of football. Football is just a platform that I have."
Miami Northwestern went 4-6 in its only season under head coach Michaelee Harris, according to MaxPreps.
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