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Netflix is jumping back into the NFL as they announced its latest sports docuseries “Receiver,” which will feature the 2023 seasons of Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders, Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers and Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit Lions.
The eight-episode series, which is being produced by NFL Films, 2PM Productions and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, will premiere this summer. “Receiver” follows last year’s “Quarterback” series that featured the 2022 seasons of Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings and Marcus Mariota of the Atlanta Falcons.
Davante Adams
Justin Jefferson
George Kittle
Deebo Samuel
Amon-Ra St. Brown
From the creators of QUARTERBACK, RECEIVER is coming later this year. pic.twitter.com/OVUH2X2YQ6
— Netflix (@netflix) March 19, 2024
The change from following quarterbacks to receivers in the second was not the original plan. There was hope that “Quarterback” would have a new set of signal callers to document for a second season, but there was a lack of interest from players to sign on for the project.
“I think maybe some guys are thinking that it is going to be a distraction, even though I told a couple of them, ‘I guarantee you’ll win the Super Bowl like Mahomes if you do it,'” Manning said in September.
There should be a good amount of interesting content in each of the eight episodes considering the receivers chosen for the next season.
Samuel and Kittle helped lead the 49ers to Super Bowl LVIII where they fell to Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Adams posted his fourth straight 1,000-yard receiving season as the Raiders struggled to an 8-9 record and made a midseason coaching change.
St. Brown finished third in the NFL in receiving yards (1,515) as the Lions not only made the playoffs for the first time since 2016, they won a postseason game for the first time since 1991 and reached the NFC Championship game.
Jefferson battled injuries…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-03-19 14:58:40
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