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Bridgewater was born in Miami, Florida on November 10, 1992, the son to Teddy Sr. and Rose Murphy. Bridgewater attended Miami Northwestern High School. In his sophomore year, he replaced Jacory Harris, who had graduated and started playing for the University of Miami, as starting quarterback and took over a team that had been named the 2007 national champions by USA Today. Bridgewater completed 97 of 160 attempts (60.6 percent) for 1,560 yards over the season, throwing 16 touchdowns with three interceptions. He also carried 45 times for 211 yards (4.7 average) and two more scores. Northwestern finished the season 13–3, falling short toSeminole High School of Sanford 28–21 in the 6A state title game.[1]
In his junior year, he passed for 2,546 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for 379 yards and five more scores. In a late-September game against Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, Bridgewater completed 19-of-24 passes for 327 yards, and a Dade County record of seven touchdowns.[2] He was named second team All-State for 6A classification, and first team All-County by the Miami Herald. Northwestern finished the season 10–2, after a 29–16 loss to rival Miami Central High School.
As a senior, Bridgewater had 2,606 passing yards and 22 touchdowns despite missing parts of the season with amedial collateral ligament injury. He also rushed for 223 yards and eight more scores. Northwestern had a 9–3 record for the season, losing 42–27 to Miami Central in the 6-A semifinals, in which Bridgewater threw for 436 yards and scored four touchdowns.
Recruiting[edit]
Regarded as a four-star recruit, Bridgewater was considered the sixth best Dual-threat quarterback prospect in the nation by Rivals.com.[3] He played in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
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| Teddy Bridgewater QB | Miami, Florida | Miami Northwestern High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.7 | Dec 10, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 (QB) Rivals: 6 (QB), 23 (FL), 113 (National) ESPN: 9 (QB), 73 (Southeast) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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