How well do you know your NFL quarterback? Their real names are wilder than you think
If you can name at least five of the 32 quarterbacks, then you're definitely an NFL addict!
October football is here, and heading into the Week 4 Sunday slate a few things from September are already worth hanging onto.
The Browns lead the AFC North with three straight wins. The undefeated Las Vegas Raiders have Kirk Cousins throwing three touchdowns in each game, and they get another of the five unbeaten teams this week in the Kansas City Chiefs .
The NFL also named its offensive players of the month for September. In the AFC it went to Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III, who leads the entire league in rushing with 360 yards and four total touchdowns .
In the NFC the award went to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy , the 2023 Mr. Irrelevant, who has the 49ers at an unblemished 3-0 after 789 passing yards and a league-leading nine touchdowns.
NFL Quarterbacks’ Full Legal Names Are Wilder Than the Ones on the Jersey
You think you know almost everything about your NFL team. Do you? The names on the back of the jersey are the short version.
The legal ones are a different sport. Imagine a booth trying to get through Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa on a third-and-long. That is Tua.
Bo Nix is Bo Chapman Nix. The Packers’ quarterback is Jordan Alexander Love , not just Jordan. Drake Maye is Drake Lee Maye . Aaron Rodgers, the four-time MVP, is Aaron Charles Rodgers .
Patrick Mahomes is Patrick Lavon Mahomes II . Dak is Rayne Dakota Prescott , which might be the most quarterback name in the league.
Lamar is Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr . C.J. Stroud is Coleridge Bernard Stroud IV. Geno Smith is Eugene Cyril Smith III . Baker Mayfield is Baker Reagan Mayfield. Joe Burrow is Joseph Lee Burrow .
Josh Allen is Joshua Patrick Allen . Justin Herbert is Justin Patrick Herbert . Brock Purdy, the September NFC player of the month, is Brock Richard Purdy .
Only Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams, the first and second overall picks in 2024, show up with the same short name they actually carry. Everyone else is hiding something.
Trevor Lawrence is William Trevor Lawrence . Jalen Hurts is Jalen Alexander Hurts. Kyler Murray is Kyler Cole Murray . Matthew Stafford is John Matthew Stafford . Deshaun Watson is Derrick Deshaun Watson. Daniel Jones is Daniel Stephen Jones III. Bryce Young is Bryce Christopher Young.
Jaxson Dart is Jaxson Chase Dart . Cameron Ward is Cameron Anthony Ward. Kirk Cousins, the one throwing three scores a week for Las Vegas, is Kirk Daniel Cousins .
The graphic is the full roster of starters and the names the league never uses. The jersey version is easier. The legal version is the one that would break a play-by-play man
