I watched Cam Ward on Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ so you don’t have to. Here’s what I learned

By admin — In News — July 15, 2026

   ​I lived through the 2025 Tennessee Titans season. Survived it, really. And presumably, if you’re reading this, so did you.In my position as Titans beat writer, I attended every game, every scrimmage, every preseason event and all but three practices from May through January. From the day they drafted Cam Ward in April 2025 through the day Ward got hurt to end the 2025 season, I published 512 articles, typed up 71,458 words’ worth of quotes and spent at least 48 hours of my life recording videos, podcasts and radio interviews talking about this team. If there were 10,000 hours to put in about the 2025 Tennessee Titans, I put in at least 9,999 of them.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSo when the third season of Netflix’s docuseries “Quarterback” dropped on July 14, with Ward as one of the series’ stars, I didn’t expect there to be all that much for me to learn. And 334 minutes of binge watching later, uh — well, about that . . .There were some interesting tidbits. There are some fun moments. As far as league-sanctioned documentaries that portray a sanitized version of life in the NFL, this one was pretty entertaining. Besides, I watched it so you don’t have to. That means it’s my duty to recap Ward’s scenes as honestly and objectively as possible.As such, here are the 22 things I actually learned about Cam Ward in Season 3 of “Quarterback.”Episode 1Cam Ward has Fathead posters of Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin on the wall of his childhood bedroom. He also has a framed jersey from his cousin, Quandre Diggs, and at least three framed photographs of himself playing football.Ward’s mom, Patrice, keeps a copy of Ward’s first speeding ticket in a scrapbook. The family jokes that Ward hasn’t learned his lesson since his teenage days, and Ward jokes that’s not a problem, because he can afford to pay a ticket these days.There are two books in the study of Ward’s Nashville home. One is by Bryant, the other is by Bill Belichick.At one point during Ward’s debut against Denver, former Titans coach Brian Callahan said, “As you settle in . . . ” Ward cut him off: “I’m already settled in.” Ward’s confident. Not a surprise.Later in the game, Ward checked Callahan’s script during a timeout before a third-and-24. He picked a play and promised Callahan he wouldn’t take a sack. Ward, of course, took a sack. Rookie hubris exposed. There’s a nice moment between Ward and former QBs coach Bo Hardegree, where Hardegree assures Ward that he’ll get better and those moments will get easier as he gains experience.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEpisode 2Ward doesn’t play Fortnite anymore because the young kids who play the game are simply too good at it these days. This is the first time in 15 months of covering Ward that I’ve heard him admit an inferiority.Running back Tyjae Spears and Ward played dodgeball against some local elementary school kids. Team Spears won and Ward wasn’t too happy. “As much as I wanted to peg the (expletive) out of them,”   

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