Netflix to Air Series on NFL Quarterbacks

<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe">Netflix has formed its first partnership with the NFL&colon; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jtOUQY">Quarterback<&sol;span><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe">&comma; a new docu-series that will take a unique look at each season&comma; told through the lens of NFL quarterbacks&period; This year&comma; the series features exclusive&comma; unprecedented access to Patrick Mahomes &lbrack;photo above&rsqb;&comma; Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota from the beginning of the 2022 season to its conclusion&comma; following them on and off the field&comma; from inside the huddle with teammates to inside their homes with their families&period; It will premiere in summer 2023&period;  <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe">For the first time ever&comma; the NFL allowed quarterbacks to be mic’d up for every single game of a season&period; The upcoming show will feature behind-the-scenes access to some of the biggest moments of the season&comma; as Mahomes set an NFL record for total offense on his way to winning the league and Super Bowl MVP awards&semi; Cousins engineered the greatest comeback in NFL history and led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFC North Division title&semi; and Mariota took over as the starting quarterback in his first season with the Atlanta Falcons&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m excited for fans to get an exclusive&comma; behind-the-scenes look at an unforgettable season for the entire Chiefs organization and for my family&comma;” said Patrick Mahomes&comma; whose newly formed 2PM Productions will produce the series&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;From welcoming home a new baby in the middle of the season to welcoming the Lombardi trophy back to Kansas City&comma; our crew was there for it all&period; This new Netflix series will show the time&comma; preparation and balance that it takes to be an NFL quarterback and perform on the biggest stage&period;” <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Playing quarterback in the NFL is a unique experience that has some pretty incredible ups and downs&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Peyton Manning&period; &&num;8220&semi;Thanks to this collaboration with our partners at NFL Films&comma; 2PM Productions and Netflix&comma; fans will be given a unique and intimate look at what life is like as a starting QB&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe"> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are thrilled to partner with Netflix and could not be more excited for our first project together&comma;” said Ross Ketover&comma; NFL Films Senior Executive&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;NFL Films and Netflix share a passion for dynamic storytelling&comma; and the opportunity to continue our strong relationship with Peyton and Omaha Productions is one we are incredibly enthusiastic about&period; We are especially grateful to Patrick Mahomes&comma; Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota for granting us an extraordinary view of what it takes to play quarterback in the NFL&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe"> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We aim to give our members unprecedented access to the biggest athletes in the world&comma; telling stories that you can’t see anywhere else&comma;” said Brandon Riegg&comma; Vice President&comma; Unscripted and Documentary Series&comma; Netflix&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;And it doesn’t get any bigger than going inside the huddle with NFL quarterbacks&comma; who hold perhaps the most important and difficult position in sports&period;  We can’t wait to share their stories with our members around the world&period;” <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"article-contentstyles&lowbar;&lowbar;ArticleQuoteText-pei0rm-9 jfNHbe"> Netflix’s NFL series is produced by NFL Films&comma; Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions&period; Peyton Manning is executive producer for Omaha Productions&period; Ross Ketover&comma; Pat Kelleher and Keith Cossrow are executive producers for NFL Films&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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