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Legendary NFL Quarterback Kurt Warner Lands Exciting Job

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Jul 29, 2025 7:22 PM ET

Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner has reportedly been tapped to lead an exciting new broadcast for the NFL this upcoming season.

According to insider Andrew Marchand at The Athletic, Warner will serve as the lead analyst for the league's first ever YouTube live stream which will take place during Week 1's season-opening game between the Kansas City Chiefs and LA Chargers in Brazil.

Due to its lack of infrastructure in the live broadcasting space, the video sharing platform will also reportedly pay NBC to assist in production for the event — as Amazon Prime did when it was kickstarting its "Thursday Night Football" broadcasts a few years ago.

NEWS: Kurt Warner will be the game analyst on YouTube's Chiefs-Chargers game, while the streamer still searches for a play-by-player with a little more than a month until the game, The Athletic has learned.https://t.co/73hZewjXKS
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 29, 2025

As big of a get as Warner is though, he's only the first piece. According to Marchand, YouTube still doesn't have a play-by-play voice locked down despite the game being roughly a month away.

In a packed opening weekend all across the football world, most of broadcasting's biggest names are already tied up with other commitments.

Not to mention that a lot of the bigger networks have been "reluctant" to let their talent hop on streams that aren't under their own umbrella in this competitive age of engagement and attention.

In addition to the Warner-led livestream, Marchand adds that YouTube will also share alternative streams featuring some of the platform's top creators and influencers where they'll offer reactions and commentary of their own on the action.

The NFL season officially kicks off Thursday, Sept. 4 when the Eagles host the Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football" and Peacock before following that up with the Chiefs-Chargers YouTube game.

Now it's just a matter of finding out who will actually be sitting next to Kurt when the lights come on that Friday night in the league's second straight Week 1 Sao Paulo game in that time slot.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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