Teddy Bridgewater Biography, Height, Weight, Body Stats & Other Facts

Teddy Bridgewater is addressed in full to TheodoreEdmond Bridgewater II. is an American football quarterback who plays in the richest sports league in America – NFL. His life was all about football as he played sports right from high school, improved in college before turning professional afterwards. His career is quite young and it’s definitely one we should all be looking for. The boy is impressive and here you will find out how.

Biography of Teddy Bridgewater

Teddy had his first cry as a newborn on November 10, 1992. This first cry was heard in Liberty City, Miami, Florida by Teddy Bridgewater Sr. and Rose Murphy who are his parents. In his family, he has siblings Harry Gathers, Andrea Bridgewater (brothers) and Nicole Gathers (sister) who are all older than him. According to reports, Teddy and his siblings were raised by their mother as a single parent.

The Liberty City kid attended MiamiNorthwestern High School where he took and developed his love for football, supported by his mother. Teddy Bridgewater continued to improve his game by becoming an indispensable member of the school football team. He played in the 2011 US Army American Bowl and was ranked by Rivals.com as the sixth-best dual-threat quarterback.

His college career began with the University of Louisville Cardinals. He played three full seasons with the team, passing an impressive 266 yards with a few touchdowns that saw their emergence as the 2013 Sugar Bowl winners against the Florida Gators. Based on his college performance, Teddy was deemed a top prospect in the 2014 NFL Draft.

As the 32nd and final pick in the 2014 NFL First Round Draft, Teddy Bridgewater joined the Minnesota Vikings in a four-year contract worth $6.85 million and a signing bonus of $3.3 million. He started as a second-string quarterback ahead of Christian Ponder but behind veteran Matt Cassel in rostering teams.

In his rookie season with the Vikings, in 13 games he started 12, Teddy finished with 2,919 passing yards, an 85.2 passing rating, 12 interceptions and 14 touchdowns. He was thus chosen as the quarterback of the 2014 NFL All-Rookie Team by the Pro Football Writers of America, this in addition to his emergence as the 2014 Pepsi Rookie of the Year for which fans voted him. better.

He started the 2015 season with a 20-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, recorded his career-lowest passer rating of 45.7, but also had his best game in that season. his career. In a game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit, he threw 25 of 35, 316 yards, recorded 2 touchdowns, no interceptions. The Minnesota Vikings captured their first division title in 2009 with a 20-13 win over the Green Bay Packers. At the end of the season, Teddy Bridgewater was named to his first Pro Bowl.

At the start of the 2016 season, he suffered an injury as he tore his ACL and had a dislocated knee. Teddy nursed the injury during the 2017 season, when the Minnesota Vikings refused to extend his contract but preferred to consider him a free agent. However, after his rapid recovery pace with personal workouts, the Vikings decided to include him in their PUP list. He played in the Week 15 game against the Cincinnati Bengals in which spectators gave him a standing ovation as he entered the field. In the game that ended in a 34-7 victory for the Vikings, he intercepted two pass attempts.

Teddy joined the New York Jets on the 18th day of March 2018 on a one-year contract with a signing bonus of $500,000. Reports say he could earn up to $15 million with unsecured salaries and incentives.

Height, weight, body statistics

Teddy stands an impressive height at 6 feet 2 inches or 1.88m. At this height, he weighs 215 lbs, the equivalent of 98 kg.

His other measurements like his biceps, chest and waistline are yet to be obtained. Being a football player, he definitely has an athletic build.

Other NFL Star Facts

• Teddy Bridgewater is a Christian.
• He earned a degree in sports administration in 2013 from the University of Louisville.
• Some reports claim that he lost his mother to breast cancer, but we can say that she survived the disease which has been in remission since 2008.
• After Teddy was drafted by the Vikings, Cadilac gave his mother a unique pink colored Escalade when they learned that Teddy had always wanted to give her one since his third year.
• The footballer has a net worth of $2 million.
• He is not married but has a girlfriend whose name we learned is Erika Cardona.