Pat McAfee drops biggest update yet on Season 2 of Netflix hit Quarterback
The popular docuseries Quarterback on the streaming service Netflix became a massive hit among NFL fans as soon as it was released. The show followed three different quarterbacks at different stages of their careers, giving a first-hand look at some of the things they go through daily.
Once Season 1 was completed, rumors began to circulate about which players would be chosen for Season 2. Many reports indicated that Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, one of the producers of the show, had already begun recruiting some of the top stars to come on the Netflix series.
Pat McAfee recently gave an update on the casting rumors:
"People just started saying this person is on the show, this person is on the show, this person's on the show, then quarterbacks are coming out and saying, 'I will not be on Quarterback.' We are getting word that some of the quarterbacks that came out and said openly kind of against Quarterback were not offered potential spots on Quarterback.
"Now that being said, we are also told that nobody will know who is on Quarterback, by design. So any of the announcements of this person being on the show are not real. They will not be legitimized until long, long, long time from now."
BREAKING NEWS: We have been told that nobody will know who's on Season 2 of Quarterback 👀👀
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Netflix has neither confirmed nor denied any of the rumors associated with quarterbacks that allegedly rejected an offer to appear in Season 2. Dak Prescott, Joe Burrow, and Justin Fields are among the NFL players rumored to have passed on a potential offer.
McAfee is a former teammate of Peyton Manning, so he may have more inside knowledge on the subject than most do. According to his sources, the participants will not be revealed anytime soon and the NFL world will need to wait for Netflix to make an official announcement.
Which NFL players were featured on Season 1 of Quarterback on Netflix?
Rather than simply go after the biggest names, Netflix's goal was to illustrate the life of NFL quarterbacks from as many varying angles as possible.
The three featured players for Season 1 were Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota. Mahomes is currently the best quarterback in the NFL, Cousins is an established veteran lacking postseason success, and Mariota is a journeyman seeking another opportunity to be a starter.