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The Kurt Warner story is being turned into a movie. David Aaron Cohen, the man best known for “Friday Night Lights,” will be writing the script for “American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story. And what a story it is.
After stints in the Arena League, NFL Europe and even as a stock boy in an Iowa grocery store, Warner was pressed into action for the Rams in the 1999 season due to an injury to starting quarterback Trent Green. From there, Warner made history, becoming league MVP, leading the Rams to a Super Bowl championship and taking home that MVP award. He would lead what became known as “The Greatest Show on Turf” from 1999 to 2004, getting the team back to the Super Bowl in 2002. And then, at the age of 37, Warner led the Arizona Cardinals to an NFC championship in 2008 and was named Walter Payton Man of the Year. In 2017, Warner was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The film is expected to be released in December.
