Ex-NFL QB Bridgewater says he is suspended from high school coaching for giving benefits to players

MIAMI AP Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater declared he has been suspended from coaching his former high school club in Miami because he provided players with financial benefits that he says he d revealed to the school The -year-old Bridgewater publicized action taken against him by Miami Northwestern High School in a social media post in which he also reaffirmed his desire to continuing coaching the organization for which he once played I m not going anywhere Bridgewater s social media post commented And if it comes down to it I will volunteer from the bleachers like I used to in and when no one had a challenge A message left for school administrators on Monday was not returned Last fall was Bridgewater s first season coaching his former school which he led to a Class A state championship before signing with Detroit in late December to serve as a backup for the playoff-bound Lions He wound up seeing his only action in the postseason completing his only pass for yards in a divisional-round loss to Washington Bridgewater had written in an earlier social media post that he paid for rides meals and remedy for players last season This year he solicited donations to help cover those costs He stated in his more contemporary post that he communicated those payments to the school Drafted nd overall out of Louisville by Minnesota in Bridgewater appeared in regular-season NFL games during seasons split among the Vikings New Orleans Carolina Miami Denver and Detroit