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Netflix: Receiver

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Davante Adams<br>Justin Jefferson<br>George Kittle<br>Deebo Samuel<br>Amon-Ra St. Brown<br><br>From the creators of QUARTERBACK, RECEIVER is coming later this year. <a href="https://t.co/OVUH2X2YQ6">pic.twitter.com/OVUH2X2YQ6</a></p>— Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1770087979932860735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Today, Netflix announced its newest sports series "Receiver" that follows pass catchers for the 2023 NFL season: Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings), George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions).

"Receiver" is an eight-episode series set to premiere in Summer 2024 as a continuation of Netflix's relationship with the NFL that first began with "Quarterback," which hit the Netflix Global Top 10 for three weeks last year.

The series is produced by NFL Films, Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions, with executive producers Ross Ketover, Pat Kelleher and Keith Cossrow from NFL Films, executive producers Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz from Omaha Productions, and executive producer Patrick Mahomes from 2PM Productions.

"The natural progression is from a pass to a catch, so we're excited to dive into the 'Receiver' world after the success of our 'Quarterback' series," said Gabe Spitzer, vice president, nonfiction sports, Netflix. "NFL Films, Omaha Productions and 2PM Productions have delivered again in finding unique and dynamic athletes who will further highlight the drama of this sport on and off the field."

"We were thrilled last summer to see audiences all over the world diving into the lives of NFL quarterbacks," said Joe Zucco, supervising producer, NFL Films. "We believe the extraordinary skills, dedication and passion of the NFL's great wide receivers -- and one tight end -- will make a perfect follow-up."

"We are excited to be working again with Netflix and NFL Films to give fans unprecedented access to what it's like to play receiver at the highest level," said Peyton Manning. "As we did with 'Quarterback,' we look forward to telling the stories of five incredible receivers, each with their unique personality, skillset and motivation for what drives them to be the best."

Netflix is the premier home for great sports stories as this series joins Netflix's lineup of sports programming, including recent releases like "Quarterback," "Formula 1: Drive To Survive," "Full Swing," "NASCAR: Full Speed," "Untold," "Tour de France: Unchained," "Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team," "Six Nations: Full Contact" and more. Netflix has partnered with sports leagues including Formula 1, National Football League (NFL), the PGA TOUR, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA), Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and more.

https://www.nfl.com/news/netflix-ann...eries-receiver

Good call to not try and follow Mahomes at QB. Just move on.

Should follow around Kadarius Toney

Shit would be hilarious

Yeah - that's a pretty smart decision. And opens up a new pool of perspectives as well as personalities.

At first glance I didn't see the 6th receiver and wondered if it was Trindon Holliday.

They can't afford Kelce.

Keep sleeping on Justyn Ross

I’ll definitely watch it.

Can’t wait to watch the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl again from the losers’ perspective.

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Originally Posted by kysirsoze (Post 17449669)

Good call to not try and follow Mahomes at QB. Just move on.

Sounds like Manning couldn't find any QBs willing to do it.

Kittle is so lame, he's going to be this years Mariota

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Originally Posted by TambaBerry (Post 17449700)

Kittle is so lame, he's going to be this years Mariota

God I'm looking forward to "Edge" and watching Nick Bosa fingerpaint.

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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan (Post 17449684)

Can’t wait to watch the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl again from the losers’ perspective.

That is a damn fine point, sir...

They should have saved Kittle for the next series in line. “Blocker”.

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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan (Post 17449684)

Can’t wait to watch the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl again from the losers’ perspective.

Raiders lead the division after week 1: "ERMERGERD the league is rigged for the Receivers documentary!!!!"

Lions and 49ers have the best record in the league in October: "ERMERGERD tell me this shit isn't rigged!!!"

No Chiefs? Won't watch.

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Originally Posted by wazu (Post 17449693)

Sounds like Manning couldn't find any QBs willing to do it.

Well yeah. I mean Mahomes doing it and going MVP, SBMVP is a pretty tough act to follow.

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Originally Posted by kysirsoze (Post 17449675)

They can't afford Kelce.

Man, they gotta be kicking themselves over that one. Can you imagine?

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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 17449671)

Should follow around Kadarius Toney

Shit would be hilarious

I came in here to post this exact same thing. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the thread title.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17449702)

God I'm looking forward to "Edge" and watching Nick Bosa fingerpaint.

I thought this was going to be an edging joke about his head coach taking him to the superbowl but not letting him win.

travis kelce heard reality tv and noped out immediately

Quarterback had a shitty Mariota getting cut, Ned Flanders overachieving and Patrick being the GOAT. Essentially Quarterback had a bit of everything.

What this show will have is 6 guys who've all had good individual seasons. The only bit of contrast really is that Devante and Jefferson are playing for garbage teams. It's been suggested already but what they really needed was a Toney type shitty idiot WR to at least make it not so samey. Hell, they could have followed Tyreek impregnating a dozen women whilst his house burnt down. Bland as shite this lineup is.

can't wait to see kittle's super bowl reactions that we didn't hear in mic'd

It's so weird how many guys don't wanna do shows like this, all that extra exposure almost always equals money.

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Originally Posted by Ebolapox (Post 17449802)

can't wait to see kittle's super bowl reactions that we didn't hear in mic'd

I love Kittle. His quotes and reactions are hilarious to me. He's always so happy and in a good mood. He'll probably say something like "Wow, they are so good. Can you imagine being on a team like that? Wow."

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Originally Posted by loochy (Post 17449835)

No way man, he'll be back with a vengeance yet again just this time it'll be 1 catch for 3 yards.

There are no Chiefs. Why are there no Chiefs?

Toney didn't have enough time on the field to fulfill his slot on this. The world is grateful. I don't want to see him on screen again unless its returning a punt.

Kittle is the token white dude. As a tight end not even a receiver.

They were like..."Ok, we need a white guy. Any white guys that are good receivers? No? How about tight ends not named Travis Kelce. Kittle? PERFECT!!"

False advertising since Kittle is a blocking TE.

It would have been interesting to see Puka's story but he obviously wasn't going to be picked before the season.

So who am I gonna fast forward past like I did Mariota?

Probably Davante.

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Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven (Post 17449906)

Yeah, Kittle shouldn't be in there as a tight end. Give them their own show. I'm surprised the producers didn't think ahead of time to know that there are only maybe 15 shows possible based on position.

For WRs, the best combo would have been:

1. Hall of Fame-bound receiver. Maybe a Julio Jones on the tail end of his career.
2. Hot mess receiver who's good. Tyreek, of course.
3. Bust or semi-bust highly drafted receiver. Jerry Jeudy, perhaps.
4. Moderately rated rookie. Someone like Tank Dell.
5. Veteran depth receiver. Give us Justin Watson.
6. Perennial practice squad guy trying to hang on to the roster. Maybe Marquise Goodwin.

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15 (Post 17449949)

So who am I gonna fast forward past like I did Mariota?

Probably Davante.

I still don't know why they chose Mariota. Everyone who has watched football before knew that he wasn't going to work out in Atlanta.

Wow…Mahomes is an executive producer on this.

Good pivot by them, Quarterbacks wanted nothing to do with it, but Receivers love being the center of attention.

So 5 Elite players? Stupid. I liked the diversity among talent levels of the QBs. Such different perspectives.

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Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17449954)

I still don't know why they chose Mariota. Everyone who has watched football before knew that he wasn't going to work out in Atlanta.

Isn’t that exactly why they picked him? They wanted the perspective of a player trying to win/keep a job as opposed to a star (Mahomes) and established veteran starter (Cousins). Worked well enough for me.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 17450094)

That's exactly what they were trying to do.

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 17449953)

Agree. Don't understand the idea of taking a bunch of guys who aren't really worried about their spots.

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 17449953)

Tyreek’s life would fill an entire series

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15 (Post 17449949)

So who am I gonna fast forward past like I did Mariota?

Probably Davante.

If they show everything authentic/uncensored, then it will be interesting to see the drama that unfolded with Josh FatDaniels before he was fired from the Raiders.

I want online next to watch creed wrecking shit.

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Originally Posted by The Franchise (Post 17449954)

I still don't know why they chose Mariota. Everyone who has watched football before knew that he wasn't going to work out in Atlanta.

And that's why.