Teddy Bridgewater always planned to play football this year.

Just maybe not quite this early.

In a perfect world, the well-traveled quarterback wouldn't be spending this weekend in Pittsburgh getting ready for his preseason debut with Tampa Bay , but in Miami helping Northwestern High prepare to defend the Florida Class 3A title he coached his alma mater to last winter.

Don't get Bridgewater wrong. The 32-year-old, whose retirement hasn't quite stuck more than 18 months after he announced it, is eager to go out and show he can still "spin it." And he's grateful to do it for a team that has ripped off four straight NFC South titles, a team that also happens to be not that far from home.

Still, Bridgewater would be lying if he said this was his first choice. The plan was always t

See Full Page