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Teddy Bridgewater seemed to stand in front of his decisions as a football trap at Miami Northwestern high school, who finally led to the Nfl The quarter-tree is suspended after leading the team to a state championship.
Addressing the media on Wednesday after signing a one -year agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers This week, Bridgewater explained his reflection process behind the events that led to his suspension last month.
Teddy Bridgewater by Miami Northwestern increases the state trophy after the team’s victory over the Raines in the class 3A championship on December 14, 2024. (Chet Peterman / Special to the Post / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“Honestly, I think everyone knows I’m just a cheerful guy, a gay donor too. I am a protector. I am a father above all,” he started.
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“When I decided to train, these players became my sons and I wanted to make sure to protect them in the best possible way. I think that is what happened.”
Bridgewater was suspended Last month for having provided players with financial advantages – something he had previously said that he had informed the school. In an article on Facebook last month, he explained that he had financed Uber rides, meal costs and physiotherapy treatment for the team.
He contacted social media to ask for donations “so I no longer have to withdraw from my personal funds to keep smiles on the face of these young men and remind them that they count.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Teddy Bridgewater (16) Tampa Bay Buccaneers goes through a training camp on August 6, 2025, at the Advenhealth training center in a Buccaneer place in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Teddy Bridgewater to sign with the Buccaneers after the suspension of the school
Bridgewater was then suspended, a decision that came from months after led school to a class 3A state championship in the fall.
Bridgewater doubled the feeling on Wednesday.
“Miami Northwestern is in a difficult neighborhood, and sometimes things can happen when children go home and different things like that. So I just tried to protect them, to give them a return to the place they had to do these dangerous walks. I just want people to continue to see me for the person I have been habit of NFL, the cheerfulness of the gaiety.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach, Todd Bowles, quarter-arre Teddy Bridgewater, Asst. Managing Director Mike Greenberg and Managing Director Jason Licht stand together while they all smile during training the training camp on August 5, 2025, at Advenhealth Training Center in One Buccaneer in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Now that he is back in the league after getting out of his retirement in December To join the Lions of Detroit In their pursuit in the playoffs, Bridgewater said that he hoped to be able to continue to serve as inspiration for his players.
“He shows us that he can go to the NFL, he shows us that he can train, he shows us that there are different ways you can take, and I hope they take note.”
