Bridgewater retired from the NFL after the 2023 season to coach at Miami Northwestern High School. In his first season, he led the program to a Class 3A state championship. He then re-signed with the Lions on Dec. 26 of last year to finish the 2024 season as the backup to Jared Goff.

As we now enter the top 20 in our countdown of the entire 2025 Detroit Lions roster, we’re starting to crack into the players on the roster who are not only essential to the team, but could even get some national recognition for their play.

Bridgewater became the head coach of Miami Northwestern High School after announcing his retirement from the NFL following the 2023 NFL season. He led the Bulls to the Class 3A state championship in his first year at the helm.

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is facing a punishment in his role as the head coach at Miami Northwestern High School. Bridgewater, who won a state championship in his first season as the head coach at his alma mater, has been suspended by the school amidst an investigation from the Florida High School Athletic Association.

The Detroit Lions saw their current quarterback, Jared Goff, make an appearance at No.8 on ESPN's annual quarterback rankings. The franchise also had one of their former signal-callers on the list in Matthew Stafford.

The Lions are set with the starting OTs, but the depth behind them is still to be determined in Detroit's training camp and preseason games

The Detroit Lions have some question marks out there, despite such a winning team, and one quarterback is in the hot seat.