Mike Bianchi: Is Teddy Bridgewater a High School Coaching Martyr or a Public-School Version of The First Academy?
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 17 – Bridgewater spent about $700 weekly on Uber rides and meals plus $14,000 on a preseason camp, leading to his suspension for providing impermissible benefits to players.
- Earlier this week, Teddy Bridgewater, former NFL quarterback and football coach at Miami Northwestern High School, was suspended for allegedly providing impermissible benefits to players, including Uber rides, meals, and funding a preseason camp.
- In 2024, Bridgewater admitted spending about $700 weekly on Uber rides and meals, including $14,000 for a four-night preseason training camp, as he stated in a social media post.
- Bridgewater led Northwestern to a state championship, earning backing from NFL players, ESPN personalities and Dave Hyde.
- The probe has launched an investigation, igniting debate over whether Teddy Bridgewater's benefits were generosity or recruiting inducements.
- In sports, rules should apply to all schools, contrasting a Christian-based private school in Orlando and a public-school juggernaut in South Florida, Orlando Sentinel.
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Mike Bianchi: Is Teddy Bridgewater a high school coaching martyr or a public-school version of The First Academy?
ORLANDO, Fla. — Here’s hoping all of the vocal Teddy Bridgewater supporters both locally and nationally are right about the former NFL quarterback who has been suspended as the football coach at Miami Northwestern High School for apparently providing impermissible…
Teddy Bridgewater Suspended From HS Coaching Job For Buying Players Uber Rides & Food, Social Media Upset
Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Teddy Bridgewater did the right thing after his 10-year NFL career, as he returned to his high school football team to help the next generation fulfill their dreams, but now he’s being penalized for it. The one-time Pro Bowler has been fired from his head coaching job at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, for allegedly violating Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) rules regarding “i…
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