Netflix Releases Vince Young Documentary Detailing NFL Career and Titans Draft

Former college football star and NFL quarterback Vince Young is reflecting on his career, draft night politics, and personal struggles in the new Netflix documentary Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young, released on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

The documentary covers Young's rise following his 2006 national championship victory with the Texas Longhorns, his high-stakes selection in the 2006 NFL Draft, his relationship with former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, and his life after football.

Selected third overall by the Tennessee Titans in 2006, Young went on to earn NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and two Pro Bowl selections. However, behind-the-scenes friction regarding his selection altered his experience in Nashville from the beginning.

Former Oilers and Titans coach Jeff Fisher detailed the internal front-office debate surrounding the selection, explaining that owner Bud Adams was determined to draft Young due to long-standing animosity with the former mayor of Houston.

"Bud Adams was obsessed and consumed with drafting Vince," said Jeff Fisher, former Tennessee Titans head coach.

Fisher recalled a story about the ex-mayor's wife making a radio joke about jumping off a bridge if Houston did not select Young, prompting the Titans owner to make the draft call.

"That all stemmed from an adversarial relationship that he had with the mayor of Houston that dated back decades. In that draft, I was told the ex-mayor’s wife came on a radio station and they were talking to her about who she thought the Houston Texans should draft with the first pick in this year’s draft, and she went on and on about Vince and she says, 'As a matter of fact …,' — tongue in cheek, I would assume — 'as a matter of fact, if they don’t draft Vince Young, I’m going to go jump off the 16th Street Bridge.' And Bud said, 'We’re drafting Vince 'cause I want to see the b— jump.'" said Jeff Fisher, former Tennessee Titans head coach.

Following his selection, Adams celebrated by bringing Young back to Texas on his private jet, publicly praising the young quarterback's potential and character.

"Not only is Vince a one-of-a-kind prospect who’s so good we couldn’t pass him up, but he’s a heck of a kid, too," said Bud Adams, former Tennessee Titans owner.

In the film, Young shares his emotional realization upon learning that his head coach had preferred drafting other prospects during the 2006 draft process.

"Damn, you didn't even want me, coach?" said Vince Young, former NFL quarterback.

Addressing his decision to participate in the documentary, Young explained that he wanted to take accountability for his past actions while offering a message of resilience to younger generations.

"Thanks for having me, DJ. That’s a great question. I’ve been one of those guys who’s kind of been rebuilding my brand from all the stuff that I’ve been through in my life and just cleaning up a lot of mess.

It just wasn’t time when everybody else wanted me to do it, so I kind of just prayed on it and kind of been waiting when it’s that time. My team reached out and tried to see how we can get this done and for Netflix to give us an opportunity. I thought it was pretty cool, and to give my testimony in my own words, it’s a great opportunity for not only for me and my family, but the next young man and young lady out there in the world that may be going through something that’s similar to what I went through in my career and where I’m at today.

Hopefully, the story is not only people looking at it as a sports part of it. I want them to understand the message. It’s just something that is what I’m all about is family and my accountability — taking accountability from my mistakes and things that I did wrong when I was a young man at the time.

I’m grateful that Netflix is giving me the opportunity to tell my testimony." said Vince Young, former NFL quarterback.

Young elaborated on his growth as a father and how personal loss and therapy helped him achieve closure regarding his professional journey.

"Correct. It’s been a lot going on for my 43 years. I’m a dad now.

One of those special things that happened to me in my life is being a father and not having my dad around. It’s very important to me to be in their lives. My team can tell you I shut down stuff that if I can’t do with my family first, I’m not doing it.

I understand that because I didn’t have my dad around, and I didn’t know when I went in therapy and different things, that was a trigger point for me. ForPlot me to answer those questions and ask him to answer it, it did give me some kind of a closure in that situation, and as well as with me and (Jeff) Fisher. I was young, very young.

I made a lot of mistakes, but I take accountability, and I also wanted people to know what I did do when I was on that team for the Titans, when I was on the bench, I was focused. When my time came, I showed it. And I started off rough in the passing game, and as my career got better, I was elite in completion ratings, just getting better as a quarterback, but I also had a lot of stuff going on and off the field that kind of was a distraction for me.

Losing Steve (McNair), just a lot of things that needed to be answered that everybody else was saying, but they weren’t telling it the right way. I feel like with the Netflix piece, and with John, the producer, it was for me to get my story out and get what people don’t understand about me and what happened. Now you get to hear from my own mouth, and that’s the best thing ever when you get it from the person who’s going through it.

I’m just really happy that I can give my story out to these next people out there and young men and young ladies, even adults out there that are probably going through some things in life to you know help them understand that when all the stuff that I went through, if I can come out of it better and stronger, you can too." said Vince Young, former NFL quarterback.

In interviews discussing his current outlook, Young also reflected on the pressure modern quarterbacks face, expressing concern over the scrutiny surrounding Cleveland Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders.

"I hate to see what’s going on in Cleveland right now," said Vince Young, former NFL quarterback. "I hate to see that quarterbacks gotta prove theirselves each and every year. But it’s like negative energy.

It’s not supportive. You know what I mean? I hate to see that."

Drawing parallels between his own career challenges and the public scrutiny faced by young quarterbacks in today's NFL, Young emphasized the mental toll of constant media judgment.

"When I was in that same position, I felt like that with all the stuff that happened, it’s like you gotta continue to try to change the perception of who you are every time, and you’re actually working your butt off, but you’re also dealing with a heavy load of the whole world talking about you," said Vince Young, former NFL quarterback.