South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

Hey, do I know that starting quarterbac­k?

- By Chris Perkins

Four NFL quarterbac­ks who played their high school football in South Florida are scheduled to make starts Sunday, including Dolphins quarterbac­k Teddy Bridgewate­r, who attended Miami Northweste­rn and is getting his first start with Miami.

The others are Cleveland’s Jacoby Brissett, who attended Dwyer, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, who attended Boynton Beach, and Seattle’s Geno Smith, who attended Miramar.

That’s a pretty strong showing. By the way, the other two NFL quarterbac­ks on 53-man rosters who played high school football in South Florida are Baltimore’s Tyler Huntley, who attended Hallandale, and Mike White of the New York Jets, who attended University School.

And not to be snobbish by drilling down, but five of the six South Florida quarterbac­ks in the NFL are from Broward and Palm Beach counties.

 ?? JOHN AMIS/AP ?? Browns quarterbac­k Jacoby Brissett is shown playing against the Falcons in Atlanta. Brissett played quarterbac­k for Dwyer High School.
JOHN AMIS/AP Browns quarterbac­k Jacoby Brissett is shown playing against the Falcons in Atlanta. Brissett played quarterbac­k for Dwyer High School.

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