From his Heisman-winning highs to a tumultuous exit in Tennessee, the dual-threat star opens up about his polarizing NFL journey in a raw, revealing new documentary.
Tennessee Titans quarterbacks have been in the spotlight recently.
Current Titans QB Cam Ward has received plenty of hype in the offseason and is in season three of Netflix's "Quarterback." Ward is on the new season with Joe Flacco, Jayden Daniels and Baker Mayfield.
The show follows NFL quarterbacks around for a season, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how life is in the league for players at the position.
Ward and the Titans are an intriguing story.
After consecutive 3-14 seasons, they have a new head coach in Robert Saleh and a General Manager in Mike Borgonzi, who proved he wasn't afraid to spend money in his second year with the team.
Ward now has more weapons than he did as a rookie as the Titans try to improve upon two straight years of failure.
There is another Titans quarterback who is now going to be in the spotlight. However, he no longer plays for the team and hasn't for many years.
It was announced on social media on Tuesday that former Titans QB Vince Young would be getting his own documentary on Netflix's "UNTOLD."
Young is one of three new stories on the series. His episode will drop on Aug. 25 and is called "The Testimony of Vince Young."
The other two stories will be about Rachel Gunn at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Mr. T, also known as Laurence Tureaud, who became an entertainment icon.
The "UNTOLD" series has highlighted specific stories in the sports world. The series has shared the stories of Johnny Manziel, Urban Meyer's run with the Florida Gators, Manti Te'o, and others.
Even the murder of Titans legend Steve McNair was highlighted by the Netflix series.
Young had an interesting stint with the Titans, to say the least.
He went No. 3 overall to the Titans in the 2006 NFL Draft out of Texas after winning the Heisman during his very successful college career.
His first NFL season wasn't perfect, as he threw for 2,199 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He rushed for 552 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl and won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Young then struggled in his second season, throwing for 2,546 passing yards, nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
Then came the 2008 season.
Young sustained a knee injury in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars and was expected to be out for multiple weeks. Young was visibly emotionally unwell after the game, and the Titans sent local police to his house to check on him.
Backup Kerry Collins was eventually named the starter for the rest of the year.
Young got his starting job back in 2009 and made the Pro Bowl again, but then had another incident in 2010. The Titans lost 19-16 in overtime to the Washington Redskins and Young suffered a thumb injury during the game.
Rusty Smith was thrown into the game, and Young eventually had the injury taped, but head coach Jeff Fisher stuck with the backup. This frustrated Young, and he stormed off the field after the loss and tossed his shoulder pads and jersey into the stands at what was then called LP Field.
The Titans split time between Young and Collins as starting quarterbacks in 2010, and the former Heisman winner joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011.
The Eagles move didn't work out, and he joined the practice squads of the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns over the next few years before heading to the CFL to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2017.
He then retired from football altogether after the 2017 season.
It's been 16 years since Young last played for the Titans. He'll now get to tell his side of the story.
