The Netflix series “Quarterback” was a hit with football fans. There, Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota were followed over the course of a season. The search for successors in season two, however, turns out to be harder than expected.

In the first season of the Netflix series “Quarterback”, you got behind-the-scenes insights from playmakers Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), Kirk Cousins (Minnesota Vikings) and Marcus Mariota (Atlanta Falcons).

The football hearts of NFL fans beat high during the eight episodes, the success was there. One of the producers is quarterback legend Peyton Manning, who is already in the process of planning the second season.

But that doesn’t seem to be so easy – despite the series’ positive start.

On Pat McAfee’s podcast show, Manning said, “For season two, I would love to have three different types of players of a quarterback at different stages of their career. “

Justin Fields has no desire to Netflix series

One of the favored quarterbacks for it is said to be Justin Fields. However, the signal caller of the Chicaco Bears is not taken with it, according to several NFL insiders. Accordingly, the 24-year-old has turned down the production.

There was already a cancellation for season one. Apparently, Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams was supposed to be one of the players who would be accompanied through a season. But the 35-year-old turned it down.

Peyton Manning lures with Mahomes success

Producer Peyton Manning, however, is relaxed and revealed that “a couple of quarterbacks” had already cancelled for season one, but it was still a successful production and now “several quarterbacks” are keen to be part of season two.

Patrick Mahomes, a quarterback who ended up winning the Super Bowl, was also part of the Netflix series. For Manning, this was reason enough to want to take part in season two: “Hey, guys. If you’re in this, you’re going to be MVP and you’re going to win the Super Bowl – Mahomes proved that, sounds good, right? “