Teddy Bridgewater Controversy Suspended Investigation Why Miami Northwestern
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Teddy Bridgewater accidentally exposed himself for providing what could be considered impermissible benefits as the high school football coach at his alma mater, Miami Northwestern. The former NFL quarterback and Louisville legend is currently suspended in wake of this latest declaration of potential wrongdoing.
However, he wants to be sure everybody understands the full truth behind what exactly happened.
Bridgewater, 32, was hired as the head high school football coach at Miami Northwestern prior to last season. The Bulls went 12-2 and won the Class 3A title in his first year. They ran one of the most fun offenses in the entire country and completely destroyed their opponent in the state championship.
Teddy Bridgewater made a mistake.
I do not know why Miami Northwestern would even consider a coaching change but that appears to be a legitimate possibility amid this ongoing controversy, for lack of a better word.
This entire saga began last week. Bridgewater posted on Facebook in an attempt to raise funds for the football program. His plea revealed the amount of money he personally spent on his players over the last 12-18 months. They do not get any additional funding from the school to help with expenses like transportation, meals or physical therapy. He also paid $300 a week to keep the lines painted on the field and $9,500 for uniforms, among other things.
Unfortunately, the money Teddy Bridgewater provided from his own earnings from an 11-year career in the NFL might violate the rules of high school football in Florida. In fact, there is a precedent already in place.
Is a punishment imminent?
Several players at The First Academy received impermissible benefits last fall, including a free Uber ride. The Florida High School Athletic Association slapped the Royals with a two-year postseason ban and a fine of $36,000 that has since resulted in a back-and-forth battle with the state.
Bridgewater admitted to paying for multiple Ubers for his players (costing approximately $700 a week) during his financial plea. Miami Northwestern could face the same fate as The First Academy.
Everything was self-reported.
Multiple reports over the last 24 hours claim that the Bulls were being investigated by the FHSAA because of their head coach’s post on Facebook. That is not true!
Teddy Bridgewater set the record straight. All of the potential violations were self-reported. Miami Northwestern got out ahead of an investigation. Not the other way around.
Damn people done caused all this confusion. Got a phone call tonight and it’s no real investigation going on.. I told you I have to be an employee to be investigated. Now the paperwork thing still stands but there was no investigation… We SELF REPORTED..
— Teddy Bridgewater
With that being said, his status as head coach for next season is very much still up in the air. A man named “Verne,” who I believe is the JV coach, might be behind a push to get him out.
Verne and his administrative homeboys want me gone apparently and tried to hire one of my dawgs like bro wasn’t gone lace me up…
— Teddy Bridgewater
They can try to force him out but he is not going anywhere like the Wolf of Wall Street.
Not even a suspension can keep him from his boys but don’t test him… Bridgewater threatened to leave Miami Northwestern and then he essentially said SIKE!
The suspension came from MNW and it’s impossible to suspend someone who doesn’t work for you. So if im suspended from MNW im free to go to another school of my choice but IM NOT GOING ANYWHERE. And if it comes down to it, I will volunteer from the bleachers like I used to in 2018 and 2019 when no one had a problem.
— Teddy Bridgewater
That was Bridgewater’s last post “about this bs.” Nothing more will be said.
What is next?
Miami Northwestern would be dumb to move on from a former (active?) NFL quarterback who just led his alma mater to a state championship in his first year as head coach but that seems to be a real possibility. The school might choose to cut him loose. It sounds like there are a lot of behind-the-scenes politics involved.
Meanwhile, the Florida High School Athletic Association will continue to review the self-reported violations. A ruling could be announced as soon as this month. Teddy Bridgewater and the Bulls could be punished because he asked for help from the community with expenses he paid out of his own pocket.
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