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The Quarterback and The Con Artist: Ep. 1
September 10, 2025·31 min·2 clips
A retired NFL quarterback with the mind of a six-year-old secretly marries a con artist in a courthouse ceremony.
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A football story built on 28 calls, one callback, and a very strange recovery plan.
Eric Kramer is the kind of football story that runs on hustle, luck, and stubborn patience. He calls all 28 teams himself, gets mostly silence, and still lands a callback from the Lions, who make him their starting quarterback in 1991.
Why you'd press play
A quarterback cold-calls all 28 NFL teams, then gulps a deer-tendon remedy in a Chicago kitchen.
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