Kurt Warner’s Son, Kade Makes His NFL Debut In The Same Stadium His Dad Last Played Super Bowl

Despite being undrafted in 1994, Hall of Famer Kurt Warner went on to win a Super Bowl during his career. Kade Warner, the son of Warner, was not picked in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Kurt Warner’s Son, Kade Makes His NFL Debut In The Same Stadium His Dad Last Played Super Bowl

Kurt was the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, which was the final time Kurt played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ home stadium.

The Warner family experienced a full circle event when Kade played for the Bucs in the team’s preseason opener on Friday, fourteen years later.

Kade made his NFL debut against the Steelers on Friday, who defeated Warner in Super Bowl XLIII.

Kurt tweeted: “Last [Super Bowl] I played in vs the Steelers at Buccaneers Stadium…today my son plays his first game for the Bucs vs Steelers in that same stadium. You can’t make this stuff up…and I never thought I’d cheer for [Tampa Bay]. How quickly things change! #Proud Papa”

Kade, a wide receiver out of Kansas State who was undrafted, has chosen to follow in his father’s footsteps by following in his footsteps from selling groceries at a Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Super Bowl XXXIV MVP and two-time league MVP with the St. Louis Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf.”

Kade participated in college sports at Nebraska and Kansas State. He said that getting the chance to play in the NFL was a dream come true.

“I was a walk-on, and no one wanted me,” Kade said in May.

“Didn’t have any offers. Went to Nebraska, but they didn’t want me. Went to Kansas State, took a couple of years, finally got there, and didn’t get drafted. So it’s been a lot of twists and turns and a lot of adversity, so to be here, to put on this jersey, to go out there and play football — it’s literally just a dream come true for me.”

The Warner family hopes that Friday night will be the first of many memorable NFL experiences they have with their kid.

 

 

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