Kordell Stewart: The Volatile Career Story of THE FIRST LAMAR JACKSON

Kordell Stewart: The Volatile Career Story of THE FIRST LAMAR JACKSON | FPP

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He’s one of the first guys that come to mind when you think players who were ahead of their time. Kordell Stewart was one of the most unique talents in football throughout the 90s as both an NCAA and NFL player. Way before guys like Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson were using their legs and arm to dominate, Stewart was one of the first to truly be an elite threat through the ground and air. But on top of being able to throw and run, he could even act as a very good receiver. He had speed, agility, strength and field vision and began to show those during 4 great years at the University of Colorado. He would join the Pittsburgh Steelers during the mid 90s and over the next 8 years, would flash moments of brilliance, but also moments of frustration. When he was used correctly, he was lethal, but if you tried to play him as primarily a quarterback, some of his weaknesses were exposed. He may have been best as a swiss army knife player, but Kordell Stewart was set on being a QB and he stuck to his guns to have a respectable NFL Career which really saw him push the envelope at a time where the league wasn’t ready for it. He dealt with serious rumours during the prime of his career, but was able to comeback to put together a pro bowl season and even though he always came up short in the playoffs, he still led the Steelers to some great seasons, which will never be forgotten. You might have loved or hated him, he may have made you cheer in excitement and scream in frustration, but one thing everyone can agree on, is that Slash changed the game
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@truthonly- 5 ай бұрын

SLASH on Madden was unstoppable

@unappealingundesirable2826 4 ай бұрын

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Japanese-American and male (this shows you where, when and HOW I grew up). In 2002, I saw his Beyond The Glory segment, and learned that Kordell's problems around 1999, were due to his mother passing away. I immediately became sympathetic towards Stewart. And then in March 2003, my father unexpectedly passed away, and life hasn't been the same for me ever since. That was when I really looked at Kordell Stewart as an inspiration. Even BEFORE my Dad passed away, I remember that on Beyond The Glory, Kordell said that "If he had been willing to talk with other people about his mother's passing, that would have really helped him cope with his loss."

@itsmellslikeshitdontit3752 4 ай бұрын

When I was a kid this guy was the real deal. Very good video.

@Bart848 5 ай бұрын

Steve McNair,Vinny Testaverde and rich Gannon are some other great but forgotten qbs

@samuraibeastwarrior2886 5 ай бұрын

Mike Vick ?

@jeremiah7244 5 ай бұрын

@@samuraibeastwarrior2886key word "forgotten"

@4392amtrak 5 ай бұрын

Those three are great names to do, especially Gannon: the most forgotten mvp in my eyes

@djp2k2 4 ай бұрын

Trent Geen, Jake Delhomme, and Rodney Pete I think should be on that list also

@djp2k2 4 ай бұрын

@@samuraibeastwarrior2886 maybe his older cousin Aaron Brooks

@tjhillyes7319 4 ай бұрын

I never forgot about Kordell. I have been a lifelong Chicago Bears fan. But as a kid, I had a Stewart jersey and an autographed helmet, because I always admired seeing him play every position and back then I always wished he was a Bear. Then my wish came true when he got traded to Chicago, but sadly, as is the curse for all Bears players, he was pretty much washed up at that point.

@hrtvfan2870 4 ай бұрын

Watching Kordell as a kid and looking back, my first thought is that he was a classic "feast or famine" player. When he was on his game, he was terrific. When he was off his game, it was obvious as well.

@Riles3152 5 ай бұрын

Well, the very first Lamar Jackson was "scrambling" Randall Cunningham. As for Kordell, I remember him going all the way back to his Colorado years. He was definitely a supreme talent. There was so much buzz about him in his 1st year with Pittsburgh. He had a couple of really good QB seasons with Pitt, getting them to the AFC title game in 98 and 02, but he just couldn't quite get them over the hump. A solid to good NFL career though.

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

but none of them caught 5 tds and had 3 punts inside the 20. cunningham did have a 90-something yard punt before tho

@PhoenixDawnX77 4 ай бұрын

Nah. It's Kordell that was 1st next level. Title is right.

@kevygisclair3626 4 ай бұрын

People forget Steve young ran his ass off too but Randall was amazing back in da day

@PhoenixDawnX77 4 ай бұрын

@@kevygisclair3626 no he wasn't. Randal was very inconsistent. VERY. He kept getting benched as well. Steve Young is like Lamar but a much better thrower and a little bit slower. Kordell was a little worse throw than Lamar but crazy with the leg work. That's why I called him Lamar v1.

@jacob9538 3 ай бұрын

@@PhoenixDawnX77 Nah, Cunningham was a much better passer and runner than Stewart. With 942 rush yards in 1990, Randall Cunningham is one of the few who comes close to matching guys like Lamar Jackson, Michael Vick and Justin Fields on the ground.

@eugenedantzler4485 5 ай бұрын

Next QB up... Warren Moon!

@Bart848 5 ай бұрын

Warren moon was one of the best quarterbacks during the 90’s but unfortunately couldn’t win in the playoffs

@GHOST91141 5 ай бұрын

Moon was my favorite QB along with Dan Marino growing up

@djp2k2 5 ай бұрын

It's amazing to think how much Warren Moon's stats would have been if he went straight from college into the NFL instead of his years spent in the CFL

@J_Ru31352 5 ай бұрын

Warren Moon, still the only black quarterback in the Pro Football Hall of Fame to this day.

@Brand-ju4jm 4 ай бұрын

rams v steelers is the sb we all wanted in 2001

@hahshsdh4646464 5 ай бұрын

That pass against Michigan....omg! He had a hose in his prime....good look showing Slash some love.

@Danny-sd5vm 4 ай бұрын

I remember watching that game, I was like 8 years old. That was the first time I ever saw a hail Mary win a game. Amazing play

@Mr.MikeBarksdale 4 ай бұрын

He has the greatest throw in history, as far as I'm concerned. Go back and watch the miracle at Michigan. That ball was thrown 75 yards on the fly. That was back when NCAA balls were rounder. Amazing.

@terrellwashington3050 5 ай бұрын

This is a great one on Kordell "Slash" Stewart, but how about could you please do one on Levon Kirkland.

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

nice

@samsonkwashie9746 4 ай бұрын

He was such a stud what a legend he was a great player

@majestyirving1372 4 ай бұрын

Lamar Jackson is the first Lamar Jackson. Kordell was a tremendous athlete in his own right.

@lionhearted7450 4 ай бұрын

Great video.

@jimmyplenderleith9471 4 ай бұрын

Took the Steelers to two AFC Championship games at home in 97 and 2001.....just couldnt get over the hump to the Big Game.

@Watchingvideoslikeu 5 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t Randall Cunningham be moreso Lamar Jackson than Kordell Stewart?

@samuraibeastwarrior2886 5 ай бұрын

Mike Vick

@youngf.l.y.1467 5 ай бұрын

@@samuraibeastwarrior2886 stylistically Lamar is closer to Randall than Vick ..we have yet to truly see another Vick bro

@samuraibeastwarrior2886 5 ай бұрын

@@youngf.l.y.1467 ok

@Watchingvideoslikeu 5 ай бұрын

@@youngf.l.y.1467 Justin Fields is most like Vick. No one wants to admit it but Mike was extremely inconsistent as a passer pre-Eagles and even then he just had a good 10 week stretch with the Eagles.

@youngf.l.y.1467 5 ай бұрын

@@Watchingvideoslikeufields not Vick either he’s more polished as a passer as crazy as it is to say ..again bruh we haven’t seen another Vick yet Oml ..

@timhall5382 5 ай бұрын

HA! WHAT!?!?!? How on earth do you know who these guys are? I thought you were young but at this point im convinced you must be 40. Theres noway you gained this knowledge without watching. Fantastic video! I loved him. Couldn't believe what i saw him do in the nfl. I always felt he got screwed over.

@heretolearn5084 5 ай бұрын

Bruh it's football calm down

@timhall5382 5 ай бұрын

@@heretolearn5084 ha! That you found that post exciting is very bizarre. Simpleton, comes to mind.

@seanwebb4291 4 ай бұрын

Being young is an excuse when you have internet and KZfaq.

@timhall5382 4 ай бұрын

@@seanwebb4291 he watched in real time.

@quentincaldwell9479 5 ай бұрын

Kordell was the first Taysom Hill

@jmgonzales7701 4 ай бұрын

he doesnt have small hands thou

@historybuff1483 4 ай бұрын

Yep, that’s what I said

@jmgonzales7701 4 ай бұрын

@@historybuff1483 tasyom has tiny hands

@historybuff1483 4 ай бұрын

@@jmgonzales7701 are you mental or something?

@OnlyBuilt4FinancialContracts 5 ай бұрын

The Real Buffs.. LL Rashaan Salaam. 😇

@kaine82 4 ай бұрын

He's the reason I watched and became a steelers fan. Never saw a guy who could do everything. Not a great QB but a great athlete.

@blakebrown84 5 ай бұрын

Kordell Stewart was known as Slash for playing multiple positions like running back and wideout. He was the most versatile athlete of his era. If he played in the NFL today, he would do well as a dual threat quarterback.

@danalopresto3139 Ай бұрын

Great content, well researched and presented. Brought back a lot of good memories.

@user-it4yn9vz6c 5 ай бұрын

😮Yancey was raw when i was n High School

@TheMick126 5 ай бұрын

Do jeff blake

@youngf.l.y.1467 5 ай бұрын

First Lamar Jackson is a HUGE STRETCH seeing as Lamar is a MVP Qb ..the first Lamar is Randall Cunningham should fix the title dawg kinda offensive

@gringostarr7858 5 ай бұрын

I was gunna say the same thing, glad someone else did

@darrenharris3434 5 ай бұрын

More like the first Taysom Hill

@JamesCH08 5 ай бұрын

Yeah Cunningham was definitely the first dual threat QB, but I can't say that Stewart wasn't also one of the first before Vick or Lamar to also play that way. It's just that Stewart wasn't as talented as Lamar, Vick, or other dual threat quarterbacks.

@4392amtrak 5 ай бұрын

@@darrenharris3434Taysom is a great comparison. Both gadget players

@r.williamcomm7693 5 ай бұрын

Yea but imagine Cowher letting Kordell do lore running rather than making him be a pocket passer. If he’s been used in a different offense then he’d have been even more fun to watch & might have led the Steelers to a SB.

@miltnnickey6328 5 ай бұрын

FPP dis what I’m talking bout football Ace do one on derick Mason

@vittiriowashington5211 5 ай бұрын

Good switch up 👍🏾

@broncobilly4029 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. Good video. You really did your homework. How did you get HS film on Slash. Nice.

@skivvywaver 4 ай бұрын

Kordell had his days. He was okay but never a pro level quarterback. His int/td ratio was terrible. If he had accepted being "Slash" he could have had a much longer career. He didn't like the role.

@philgod420 2 ай бұрын

Kordell was the first all position player. Dude punted also. Oh and yall remember the Michigan game 😂. Dude was a jack of all trades.

@mordecaidrake 4 ай бұрын

My favorite player growing up...after barry sanders retired it was this guy

@rellymacharris 5 ай бұрын

Slash......we came along way

@samuraibeastwarrior2886 5 ай бұрын

I thought Mike Vick was the 1st Lamar Jackson

@Manny-nm8dh 5 ай бұрын

Randall Cunningham was.

@samuraibeastwarrior2886 5 ай бұрын

ok@@Manny-nm8dh

@adamdavis2760 4 ай бұрын

David Patten when he was with the Patriots he passed rushed and caught a touchdown in the same game

@philgod420 2 ай бұрын

Vince Young and Kordell Stewart are very similar and have very similar college carrers. Also the 2 best finishes to a NCAA game are held by those 2 guys also both number 10.

@glorifiedrhymes8338 5 ай бұрын

Here we Go Steelers here we go!!!

@georgemartinez8405 3 ай бұрын

Very ahead of his time...he was Russell Wilson before Russell Wilson. If I could afford a kordell Stewart jersey I'd buy it. He was very underrated! In fact, I think Stewart was the influence for the Willie Beamen character in Any Given Sunday. Also, I wouldn't doubt I'd Micheal Vick drew inspiration from Stewart, although Vick said Steve young was his favorite player.

@goodreverend2k1 4 ай бұрын

He didn't run enough....And Kordell is also the QB that helped kick off the Pats Dynasty.

@vittiriowashington5211 5 ай бұрын

Prime should hire Slash to work with Travis Hunter

@user-jb8uk5kj5h 5 ай бұрын

He was a good player no where near Lamar Jackson but a good video keep it up

@everettcarson1473 4 ай бұрын

Y'all talk so much trash about Lamar,so I'm confused 🤔🤔

@thadsexington2567 4 ай бұрын

Ive always liked kordell stewart. I would say he absolutely tried his best cus i dont really remember his name to have been sullied by controversy or nothing like a lot of jerks in his position

@youtuber3328 5 ай бұрын

please tell me who has the better history between the six time superbowl champions the steelers and patriots

@camiamproducer 4 ай бұрын

Yo, can you do Steve McNair next?

@blknwild9047 4 ай бұрын

Can we do McNair or Hines Ward

@christannerman622 5 ай бұрын

Should’ve kept Lamar Jackson out of this. Lamar isn’t a Swiss Army Knife. He’s only taken snaps as a quarterback in the NFL.

@dejuan9306 5 ай бұрын

Taysom Hill esque

@4392amtrak 5 ай бұрын

I love that comparison as far as both of them being gadgets

@audiofreak8888 3 ай бұрын

Better Handing by the OCs would have made a huge difference in Kordell. Still exciting guy who scared defenses. Fun times...and maddening times. Hahaha

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

my crazy but serious case for Kordell in the HOF: who has or will ever have: 658 yds receiving 5 rec tds, and punt 3 balls inside the 20, 14,000 yds passing 77 td passes, 3,000 yds rushing 38 rush tds, lamar might be HOF but he is along the mold of michael vick and cunningham and never caught passes stewart is in a league of his own...my reasoning is that there is literally no comparison for what he did and he is an important part of football history

@gringostarr7858 5 ай бұрын

Stewart hall of famer? Gtfoh

@timhall5382 5 ай бұрын

Interesting

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

@@gringostarr7858 ok give me someone else who did everything that he did? (i realize this is a radical statement but when you break it down there is a case to be made. not as a qb, but as "Slash")

@profeex9789 4 ай бұрын

Do a Hines ward one please

@Pinkugirl 5 ай бұрын

How about Jason " Nuts So Hairy " Terry next?

@RE1GN_BLOOD 5 ай бұрын

I remember the gay rumors. A lot of people believed it and it really tarnished his reputation. That cop should’ve been reprimanded for defamation.

@alexandermckinley5168 5 ай бұрын

Cops don’t even get reprimanded for illegal murders

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

it wasnt really that big of a deal...it didnt stop him from getting qb jobs in pitt and chi even though he wasnt great as a pure qb

@chrisshergie1030 5 ай бұрын

i honestly think theres a case for him to be in the HOF... for the simple fact there is no one comparable to him and there probably never will be and he is an important part of football history. who else has or ever will have: who has or will ever have: 658 yds receiving 5 rec tds, and punt 3 balls inside the 20?l 14,000 yds passing 77 td passes, 3,000 yds and 38 rush tds?

@mcfact1827 5 ай бұрын

@2:58 those numbers tells ya he could pass the ball

@cnow1983 5 ай бұрын

I’m in Pittsburgh they said he was up Schenley Park in city. Kissing men with biker shorts on. That was a rumor I remember

@keithcrook8591 4 ай бұрын

I get WHY he didn’t want to, but I really wish he would have embraced the slash role. I honestly think the guy could have put up 2k passing/500 rushing/500 receiving every year if he had.

@rayking2396 4 ай бұрын

Kordell Stewart: The Black Taysom Hill 😂

@tyronemingo1467 4 ай бұрын

There was a Miami dolphins player who played running back tight end wideout middle linebacker and special teams

@facethefacts3411 5 ай бұрын

Don't Disrespect Lamar like that Kordell was ok but Never A MVP caliber player 🤦🏿🤦🏿

@jimmystrudel 3 ай бұрын

pocket passers will always reign supreme.

@AD-vf3ek 4 ай бұрын

It’s sad what happened to Charles Johnson. Just looked him up.

@zoeledwards6617 5 ай бұрын

Before Micheal Vick and Lamar Jackson there was Randell Cunningham and Kordell Stewart. He would have been even more a better player in today NFL.

@jmikefsu3335 5 ай бұрын

He had to have the most fumbles in his time of play

@nunyabizznizz7326 3 күн бұрын

he was good at everything, but not great at anything...and im a steelers fan, loved the excitement he brought because you never knew, was it going to be heroic, or a let down on every play...his best position was WR, had many one handers and yards after catch was great

@Sneakycat1971 4 ай бұрын

Stewart did well under his first OC but the next OC system didn't fit Stewart's skill set. The offense in Baltimore was built around Lamar Jackson's strengths.

@8bitkid129 5 ай бұрын

Antwon Jamison please

@dscwac396 2 ай бұрын

53.8% completion in his best season. He was average at best athletic yes always did good on a team where defense carried the team

@archmage7813 3 ай бұрын

He just needed consistency. He'd be unstoppable one week and completely unplayable the next.

@user-os8up4pc7s 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I’d have to agree this is what Cunningham did first Steward was 2.0

@daveruegg6769 5 ай бұрын

So he was done playing in 2005. But officially retired 7 years later in 2012 ??? I'm confused

@testostyrone33 5 ай бұрын

At 18:44 this is just plain depressing...

@farrdawgjoker7087 4 ай бұрын

Should have stayed WR because he wasn't an elite NFL QB but at receiver he could have lasted longer than at QB.

@farrdawgjoker7087 4 ай бұрын

My dad loved Stuart and The Jaw but wanted him to stay at WR only used at QB in gimmick plays. They asked to much of him and it broke him because he just wasn't a top QB and taking big hits rushing was a horrible thing. Once the league figured him out it was over. So Sad because if used correctly he could have been special far longer. Ok in the Wildcat but but exposed by big D lineman and big hits by linebackers had they kept him at Receiver DBs and Safeties that drag players down not trying to end their careers in huge open field hits.

@vittiriowashington5211 5 ай бұрын

Rocket Ismail

@shaheemtaylor960 5 ай бұрын

Just because Kordell Stewart was a good running QB doesn’t make him even close to Lamar. Jackson is a legit RB if he was to switch positions. The throwing ability of Jackson compared to Kordell isn’t close.

@corywill7833 4 ай бұрын

Didn't know Lamar played WR

@999Lucas 4 ай бұрын

He didnt win the Heisman. Salam won it in 1994.

@llcoolbeard2922 4 ай бұрын

He was the first Taysom Hill……

@sydboski 4 ай бұрын

I guess you never heard of Randall Cunningham.

@CoachChef 4 ай бұрын

Randall Cunningham?!

@slojo404 4 ай бұрын

The Lamar disrespect is outrageous

@bendavid-mt1sn 4 ай бұрын

A Cop started a rumor huh... Character Assination... Good Old America... LooneyBen

@justineebourgeois3420 5 ай бұрын

He was never close to Lamar’s talent. He’s more closer to Geno Smith talent 🤷‍♀️

@JS-kr6ol 4 ай бұрын

Im sorry Kzs wasnt thst hood. I hrt its about noltesiga

@PBCkiller23 5 ай бұрын

Definitely my era coming up watching slash i thought i was him as a kid playing every position well in to here someone put out a false Accusation against him was cruel in just uncalled for sad

@edc8909 4 ай бұрын

He was destined to be great but he was not coached well 😮

@AD-vf3ek 4 ай бұрын

The first taysom hill

@Milesknight319 4 ай бұрын

First Lamar? Wow lmao

@ktvbeatz5560 4 ай бұрын

*Taysom Hill

@Watchingvideoslikeu 5 ай бұрын

Based on this video he turnover prone

@KevinBrown-oh1vt 4 ай бұрын

Ya the brother was talent no doubt Buh the Lamar Jackson is top 3 most athletic qbs of all time nd he not even n his 30s yet sooooo….. I’d compare em to Tyron Taylor or deshaun watson. Buh no Lamar Jackson

@jamezgene6030 4 ай бұрын

crazy comparing stewart to jackson nowhere near

@intheworldnotofit 4 ай бұрын

this guy is more like taysom hill

@quentincaldwell9479 5 ай бұрын

Other than being black, kordell and lamar are nothing alike 27:22

@jayoakes7874 5 ай бұрын

zasdoodle lol

@beatsinmycrates 4 ай бұрын

Randall Cunningham =Lamar Jackson

@erinnarmstrong993 4 ай бұрын

Yall be trying Lamar. I use to love Kordell but he wasnt like Lamar at all.

@bradd2400 4 ай бұрын

Only 2 people on the athletic level of a qb like lamar. Lamar obviously, and Mike Vick. No other qb was as dominant rushing as them 2. You have a bunch of qbs who are threats on the ground, but none as elite and dominant as the level Lamar and Vick are on. They are great rushers even when compared to RBs. Both have had 1000 yard rushing seasons(Lamar twice). Other rushing qb are good rushers for qbs, but don't compare to rbs. Only Mike and Lamar.

@historybuff1483 4 ай бұрын

Stewart was more like Taysom Hill than Lamar Jackson.

@CasterShellz 4 ай бұрын

Nowhere near Lamar Jackson but would've arguably been a much better player if he was able to play a hybrid RB/WR like Deebo Samuel, Todd Gurley, or Marshall Faulk He stunk at QB because he never evolved into an accurate passer.

@gringostarr7858 5 ай бұрын

Shit comp to lamar. Kordell was a very poor mans sammy baugh, sammy baugh is still eons past Stewart seeing how baugh was a 4 down player and played defense.