With a combined age of 51 and 337 days — just six years older than newly re-retired Tom Brady – they are the first two quarterbacks under the age of 28 to face off for the Lombardi Trophy in roughly a quarter-century.
The next-youngest quarterback duo was Joe Montana and Dan Marino, who faced off at Super Bowl 19 at a combined age of 51 years and 350 days, according to ESPN, in 1985.
In a league where elder statesmen once dominated, the young guns are ready to shine.
“There’s a brand new generation of really gifted quarterbacks,” agent Leigh Steinberg, often credited as the real-life inspiration behind “Jerry Maguire”, told Reuters.
Whereas fresh talent used to need time to take hold, Steinberg said the new generation has a “different progression than their forebears”, meeting with quarterback coaches and becoming masters of their craft long before they begin studying for their SATs.
“Generally, what holds back a quarterback…
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