Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel talks with Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Thursday, Septemin Cincinnati, Ohio. We would use to do 7-on-7 and he was the safety and I would just have to pick him apart.” “He would help me with coverages, break down everything to me,” said Atwell, who also grew up in Liberty City and attended Louisville for college. One of those players was Tutu Atwell, who played quarterback at Northwestern and now is a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams.Ītwell had not known much about Bridgewater, playing at Louisville at the time, when he met him but the two quickly struck a friendship. PATRICK FARRELL/MIAMI HERALD STAFF Photo Assignīridgewater’s charitable acts have been well-documented, from his annual Christmas in July Event - he rents a U-Haul truck and gives toys to kids - to buying new uniforms for his alma mater.Īt Northwestern, he’s helped with drills at practice and served as a mentor for the young players. L-R Northwestern High School football stars Eli Rogers and Teddy Bridgewater flank Teddy’s mom Rose Murphy on Wednesday Novemoutside the school. It reflects that his character is good because his upbringing was awesome.”
“You can tell he has good character in the things that his mom showed him when she was bringing him up. “Your character is built when you’re not around your parents,” said Max Edwards, Northwestern’s head football coach. To those who watched Bridgewater as he rose as a young phenom from Liberty City, one of Miami’s historically Black neighborhoods, to a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014, they say his strong relationship with the community stems from his authenticity, instilled by his mother, Rose Murphy, a breast cancer survivor. ‘This is home.’ Miami native Teddy Bridgewater returns to play for hometown Dolphins I know they’re excited that I get this opportunity. I really appreciate that from my community and my people. It’s such a relief, honestly, knowing that the love is genuine no matter where I go. If I go to the Northwestern game on Friday night, everybody will be excited. So if I leave work tomorrow and go to the park, all of the little kids will come running up to me excited. “I played little league football five minutes down the road at Bunche Park. “It’s a huge blessing to be able to just suit up in my hometown,” Bridgewater said. In Week 5, four of the 32 starting quarterbacks will be from South Florida: Bridgewater, Lamar Jackson, Geno Smith and Jacoby Brissett.īut when Bridgewater makes his first start as a Dolphins quarterback, filling in for an injured Tua Tagovailoa, against the New York Jets on Sunday, it will mean a lot to him - and to the local community he’s inspired.
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