EAGAN, Minn. — The break between NFL minicamps and the start of training camps won’t be completely without football thanks to the new Netflix series, Quarterback.
The documentary’s official trailer dropped Wednesday. The series, which goes in-depth and behind-the-scenes with Vikings QB Kirk Cousins, is scheduled for a July 12 release.
Cousins is one of three NFL quarterbacks who were followed during the 2022 NFL season by NFL Films crews, along with Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City and Marcus Mariota, who is now with Philadelphia but played for Atlanta last season.
After he was asked to participate, Cousins said he evaluated many factors before deciding to say yes.
“I was a little nervous at first,” Cousins said. “I mean, cameras and mics following you the whole season. ‘What does that look like?’ You’re always very aware of never being an individual. You want to be about team. Be one of the guys.
” ‘Would this at all make me an individual, and if so, I can’t do that, ‘ ” he added. “I think both NFL Films and our organization did a good job of just making sure they were out of the way. It was subtle. It was never intrusive.”
Cousins said he appreciated the support from Vikings Ownership, Head Coach Kevin O’Connell and General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as the NFL Films crew mic’d him up for every game as well as at different parts of the work week.
“I think it was a big help that the Vikings allowed them to be around. I think it was not the easiest thing to do, to let them into a couple different settings here and there, so the fact that they let them in says a lot about the organization’s willingness to help,” Cousins said. “But it’ll be good to see how people respond to it and how they feel about it.
“The hope was that people would get maybe a little bit more of an inside look at what it’s like – that was the hope,” Cousins continued. “But again, you can only give them so much access, and there were times, you know, ‘I’d love to have you in this or that meeting and it would have painted a better picture of what it’s like, but we’re not gonna let ya in.’ That’s part of it. But I think they did a good job of editing it, and we’ll see in July.
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