QB Teddy Bridgewater plans to return to NFL after coaching alma mater to state title

After enjoying the spoils of coaching his alma mater to high school state honors, Teddy Bridgewater intends to revive his playing career.

Bridgewater, who coached Miami (Florida) Northwestern on Saturday to a state titletold NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero that he plans to return to the NFL.

“That’s the plan,” Bridgewater said on Tuesday’s edition of The insiders. “My team knows that’s the plan. We wanted to win a state championship and then the coach goes back to the league, see what happens and then come back to February in the offseason, continue to coach high school football. We Let’s see how it plays out.”

When pressed by Pelissero if he had been in contact with a particular team or had more details, Bridgewater smiled and flashed his state medal to the camera.

“Right now I’m enjoying this state championship,” he said.

A 2014 NFL Draft first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings, Bridgewater retired last year after one season with the Detroit Lions. His career also ended with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins.

He quickly took over at Miami Northwestern and this season coached the squad to a 12-2 record. Bridgewater’s first campaign ended with a 41-0 win over Raines Saturday in the Division 3A Florida High School Athletic Association title game.

The 32-year-old could offer some veteran presence to a team dealing with injuries or uncertainty in the QB room. In his NFL career (so far), he played 79 games with 65 starts and a 33-32 record, throwing for 15,120 yards, 75 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.

“We’ll see how (the) next week and a half, two weeks plays out, getting signed with a team or something,” Bridgewater said. “And then come back to coach high school football in February. So we’ll see.”