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"This level is peanuts to an elephant": Former NFL QB and Miami Northwestern HC Teddy Bridgewater takes a dig at glory-seeking high school coaches
When Teddy Bridgewater retired from pro football earlier this year, many may have expected he would take at least a year off football. However, he immediately took up the head coaching role at Miami Northwestern High School, where he had played football in high school.
Less than a year into this new role, the former NFL quarterback may have started encountering the ugly sides of high school football coaching.
Bridgewater posted a long rant on Facebook, touching on various aspects of his frustration with the attitude of high school coaches. He described the situation as “this mess down here” where he’s had to be catching strays because he's “coach.”
While he didn't provide any specifics, he complained about those “who make it about them and not their kids.” He also rued how this is putting the future of the student-athletes in jeopardy and how some coaches are all about winning at whatever cost. He wrote:
“If you’ve talked to me this year, you would know my mindset and why it’s not about the wins and losses for me - because I’ve been to the highest level and this level is peanuts to an elephant when you’ve reached the top. So you don’t get caught up in the small stuff when you’ve seen the top. However, this is the highest level for many so that’s why you have the telling and 'whatever it takes to win' mentality going on.”
How Miami Northwestern High School football is faring under Teddy Bridgewater
Teddy Bridgewater retired from the NFL following the 2023 season, which he spent with the Detroit Lions. Bridgewater had spent 10 years in the league after getting drafted in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014.
He had a job waiting for him at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern. The school's former head coach Micaelee Harris had just left after a year on the job.
The Bulls are off to a good start with Bridgewater in charge. They are currently 6-3 overall while they lead the 3A District 16 with a 3-0 district record. They beat district opponent Jackson, 48-6, in a blowout victory, winning 50-14 and 57-7 over Key West and St. Brendan, respectively.
The former quarterback played for Northwestern in the late 2000s, passing for 1,560 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2008. He went into college as a four-star recruit, commiting to the Louisville Cardinals in 2010 before enrolling in 2011.
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