QB Teddy Bridgewater, fresh from coaching his alma mater to the HS state championship, is reportedly coming out of retirement to sign with the Lions

QB Teddy Bridgewater, fresh from coaching his alma mater to the HS state championship, is reportedly coming out of retirement to sign with the Lions

Two weeks after leading his high school alma mater to a state championship, Teddy Bridgewater is reportedly returning to the NFL.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the 32-year-old quarterback will sign with the Detroit Lions for the remainder of this season. It is unclear whether he will be part of the active squad or added to the practice squad.

Bridgewater played nine NFL seasons with six teams before retiring after his final season, which he spent with the Lions. He threw for 15,120 yards and 75 touchdowns in 79 career games after being a first-round pick out of Louisville in 2014.

Bridgewater then took over head coaching duties at Miami Northwestern, which won the Florida High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A state title last month with a 41-0 victory over previously undefeated Jacksonville Raines. The team finished the season 12-2 and outscored opponents 262-12 in its five playoff games.

After leading the school to its first state title since 2019, Bridgewater said he wasn’t done with the NFL just yet. Last month, he told Rapoport and Tom Pelissero on NFL Network that he was looking forward to playing again.

“That’s the plan,” Bridgewater said. “My team knows that’s the plan. We wanted to win a state championship and then the coach goes back to the league, sees what happens, and then comes back in February in the offseason and continues to coach high school football. We’ll see how it goes.”

The 13-2 Lions currently have Jared Goff and backup Hendon Hooker on their active depth chart. Jake Fromm, who is on the practice squad, is the only other quarterback on the roster.

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