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Warner, Fresno State Bulldogs, Kurt Warner, St. Louis Battlehawks", "articleBody": "Kurt Warner went undrafted in 1994 and stocked grocery shelves before he won an MVP. Now the Hall of Fame quarterback is asking the NFL to give his son the same shot. Warner used his X account this week to appeal to all 32 teams on behalf of E.J. Warner, an undrafted quarterback still without an NFL contract, according to a report on the post. The pitch, as reported: all Warner ever wanted while bouncing between leagues was a chance to prove he belonged, and his son, after more than 35 college starts and nearly 11,000 passing yards, deserves at least that, and more than Kurt himself ever did. The son’s numbers Elijah “E.J.” Warner, who turned 23 on November 3, played four college seasons at three schools. As a Temple freshman in 2022, he set school single-game records with 45 completions and 527 yards against East Carolina and was named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year. He moved to Rice for 2024, then to Fresno State for 2025. His final year was his most efficient. He went 7-3 as Fresno State’s starter, completed 69.3% of his passes and was named MVP of the 2025 Arizona Bowl after an 18-3 win over Miami (Ohio). Across his career he started 41 games and threw for 10,844 yards, 71 touchdowns and 48 interceptions. He was not picked in the 2026 draft. In May, he attended rookie minicamps with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos, but no contract followed. His pro-day measurements, 5 feet 11 1/2 inches and 213 pounds, put him well below the typical NFL quarterback frame. Father vs. son: the college gap Kurt’s case rests on a comparison that is easy to check. At Northern Iowa, Kurt started only 12 games, all in his 1993 senior season, and finished with 2,982 career passing yards and 19 touchdowns. E.J. threw for 10,844 yards, roughly 3.6 times as many, and 71 touchdowns, nearly four times as many, while starting 41 games. Kurt’s college resume did not get him drafted either. He was cut by the Green Bay Packers in 1994, worked nights at a Hy-Vee in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for $5.50 an hour, and spent three seasons with the Arena Football League’s Iowa Barnstormers. The St. Louis Rams signed him, sent him to NFL Europe’s Amsterdam Admirals in 1998, then handed him the starting job in 1999 after Trent Green tore his ACL in preseason. That season Warner threw 41 touchdown passes, won NFL MVP and led the Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV, throwing for 414 yards. He remains the only undrafted player named both NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP, and he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. What could come next Kurt took the long route through the Arena league and NFL Europe. His son may have a spring-football option of his own: the UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks recently floated the idea of drafting E.J., and the league’s 2027 draft is set for November 18 in St. Louis, according to the same report. The Battlehawks play in the city where his father won his Super Bowl. The family has NFL roots beyond Kurt. E.J.’s brother Kade, a Kansas State wide receiver, signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in April 2023. For more NFL quarterback storylines, read how Jordan Love threw for 372 yards as the Packers beat the Patriots, and why Terry Bradshaw says his TV career is coming to an end. Further reading Wikipedia: Kurt Warner Wikipedia: E. J. Warner Image: Sgt. Macario P. Mora Jr., Public domain via Wikimedia Commons This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by our Editorial Desk. How we work.", "markdown": "https://badiyaa.com/kurt-warner-ej-warner-nfl-chance.md" }