MIAMI (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater mentioned he has been suspended from teaching his former highschool staff in Miami as a result of he offered gamers with monetary advantages that he says he’d reported to the varsity.
The 32-year-old Bridgewater publicized motion taken in opposition to him by Miami Northwestern Excessive College in a social media post by which he additionally reaffirmed his need to persevering with teaching the staff for which he as soon as performed.
“I am not going wherever,” Bridgewater’s social media put up mentioned. “And if it comes right down to it, I’ll volunteer from the bleachers like I used to in 2018 and 2019 when nobody had an issue.”
A message left for varsity directors on Monday was not returned.
Final fall was Bridgewater’s first season teaching his former faculty, which he led to a Class 3A state championship earlier than signing with Detroit in late December to function a backup for the playoff-bound Lions.
He wound up seeing his solely motion within the postseason, finishing his solely cross for 3 yards in a divisional-round loss to Washington.
Bridgewater had written in an earlier social media post that he paid for rides, meals and therapy for gamers final season. This yr, he solicited donations to assist cowl these prices.
He mentioned in his newer put up that he reported these funds to the varsity.
Drafted thirty second total out of Louisville by Minnesota in 2014, Bridgewater appeared in 79 regular-season NFL video games throughout 10 seasons cut up among the many Vikings, New Orleans, Carolina, Miami, Denver and Detroit.