Star of Kurt Warner movie says former Rams QB could still play at 50: ‘He could actually help a team win’

When the Rams beat the Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, they became the franchise’s first team to capture a Lombardi Trophy since 1999, when Kurt Warner and St. Louis’ “Greatest Show on Turf” won it all. Warner and his wife, Brenda, were at SoFi Stadium to celebrate the big game. But if you ask one of the stars of “American Underdog,” which chronicles Warner’s NFL journey and hit theaters on Christmas, the retired Hall of Fame quarterback could’ve just as easily been on the field Sunday.

Ser’Darius Blain, best known for his role in the new Jumanji sequels, stars as Mike Hudnutt, Warner’s friend and former Northern Iowa teammate, in the Warner biopic. But he firmly believes the 50-year-old former MVP still has gas left in the tank.

“I played catch with him while we were shooting, and I had my receiver gloves on, and it was smacking my hand,” Blain told CBS Sports this week. “I was like, ‘Geez, he’s 50 years old.’ And I mean 50-yard bombs, too.”

Blain, who’s worked alongside another Hall of Famer, former wide receiver Terrell Owens, for charity events, thinks Warner would get an opportunity to resume his playing career if he wanted it.

“I’m literally not being funny right now, I’m not kidding,” he said. “I think he really still could play … I’m watching Kurt throw the ball, and throwing all types of fades and slants to the players, and really, honestly, they should’ve let him be his own stunt double (in the movie). The guy could still play. I think he could actually still help a team in the NFL win. I mean, I don’t wanna plant that seed in his head, because his wife doesn’t ever want him near a football field (again) … (But) he’s in great shape. He plays basketball weekly, too, so he keeps himself active and healthy. And he’s jacked, man.”

Blain’s comments came after both Calais Campbell, the Ravens veteran and Warner’s former Cardinals teammate; and Andrew and Jon Erwin, directors of American Underdog, told CBS Sports that Warner, who last played in 2009, still has NFL talent.

Blain, who co-stars in the movie with Zachary Levi (Shazam!) and Anna Paquin (The Irishman), has other reasons to praise Warner, too. He said he got a text from Brenda, Kurt’s wife, on Friday before the Super Bowl, asking where he was planning to sit at SoFi Stadium.

“I said, ‘Listen, Brenda,’ I texted her back, I said, ‘Brenda, everybody’s not rich. And I’m not that cool,’” Blain laughed. “Because some of the Super Bowl tickets were like $25,000 and up. And she was like, ‘Oh, why didn’t you just say so? I’m gonna give you one of mine.’ … One of their sons couldn’t make it, so they gave me a ticket. And my voice is still recovering … It was one of the top 10 experiences probably in my life.”

Warner himself was busy in the broadcast booth during Super Bowl LVI, as the Rams became world champions. But he FaceTimed with Blain, Brenda and his son throughout the night. Blain still has a screenshot from the exchange. His attire for the big day? A signed Warner jersey. Blain had gotten the autographed item before, and he was preparing to frame it at home, but he asked Kurt if it would be “sacrilegious” to wear it to the Super Bowl. In the end, it was too fitting not to wear.

“Of course it dawned on me: I’m at the Super Bowl with the only quarterback in history to win a Super Bowl for the Rams,” Blain said. “And the Rams are in L.A. now. There was so much connective tissue that made that moment so special. And the fact that Kurt Warner’s the one that gave me the ticket to the game, it was amazing.”