Chris Long: Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ will make Cam Ward one of NFL’s most popular players
Chris Long is already sold on Cam Ward. He thinks Netflix is about to sell everyone else. On his Green Light podcast, the former NFL defensive end made the case that Ward’s spot on the show — which premieres July 14 alongside Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, and Joe Flacco — is going to accelerate him…
Credit: Chris Long is already sold on Cam Ward. He thinks Netflix is about to sell everyone else. On his Green Light podcast, the former NFL defensive end made the case that Ward’s spot on the show — which premieres July 14 alongside Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, and Joe Flacco — is going to accelerate him into being one of the most popular players in the league.
And it’s not hard to see why Long is bullish on that. Ward is the first rookie the show has ever followed; he’s got one of the best backstories in recent NFL Draft history, and if his personality translates on camera the way Long thinks it will, the timing is perfect. “I think that Cam Ward is going to be one of the most popular NFL football players by the end of his second year in the league, because I just think he’s got ‘it,'” Long said.
“I love the dude.. He’s such a f*cking adult, dude. He’s such an adult, but he’s still interesting, and he has a howitzer for an arm.
” Chris thinks Netflix’s season 3 of Quarterback will send Cam Ward’s popularity skyrocketing pic. twitter. com/5lnAZjIsvr — Green Light with Chris Long (@greenlight) May 18, 2026 Ward came into Nashville as arguably the least hyped No.