{"id":900487,"date":"2026-05-25T02:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/900487\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:48:17","slug":"former-dolphins-qb-making-waves-in-florida-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/900487\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Dolphins QB making waves in Florida government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Miami Dolphins<\/a> quarterback Teddy Bridgewater<\/a>, who served as Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>‘s backup in 2022, made big news last year when he resigned as head coach of Miami Northwestern Senior High School.<\/p>\n

Before his resignation, Bridgewater was suspended for providing benefits to his players, including Uber rides, meals and recovery services that he paid for himself.<\/p>\n

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Now, over a year later, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a piece of legislation known as the “Teddy Bridgewayer Act,” which will allow high school coaches to use their own money to help their players.<\/p>\n

“He got into this situation where he was paying for meals and rides for some of his players who were underprivileged and he was using his personal funds to do this,” DeSantis said during a recent news conference. “These were people that he was mentoring and that somehow got him suspended because of the way the rules were written.”<\/p>\n

The state will still implement strict rules on coach spending, capped at $15,000 per year and not allowed for recruiting. DeSantis also signed a separate bill on Friday that helped raise high school coaching salaries across the state.<\/p>\n

Bridgewater returned to the NFL after his resignation, and after a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2025, is back with the Detroit Lions for 2026. However, the impact that he helped make in South Florida high school sports is still being felt.<\/p>\n

More Dolphins<\/a>: Former Dolphins QB continues contract dispute with new team<\/a><\/p>\n

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