Sports docuseries, I love them. Having worked in the National Football League for a decade now, it is no surprise to me that these things are hitting the second level and seeing nothing but green ahead. What you see on the field is a profession, and the things I love about sports docuseries is it shows you the professionals, on and off the field.
The Home Team: New York Jets is a six-part documentary series that debuted on Prime Video on August 21. Presented by Prime Video Sports and Skydance Sports, in association with NFL Films, the sports docuseries dropped on Prime Video a week ahead of the official kickoff of the National Football League. The Home Team gives Jets fans a glimpse at the ups and downs of their season through the eyes of players Quinnen Williams, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Allen Lazard, Tyler Conklin, Chuck Clark, and C.J. Mosley, accompanied in the series by their significant others.
Although the 2024-2025 season did not pan out the way Head Coach Robert Saleh and the New York Jets would have hoped. In this series, viewers will go on the emotional journey of an NFL season and the tolls it takes on their lives outside of the game they love to play.
Seeing sports through a humanizing lens is a concept I truly believe in. Having worked closely with NFL athletes myself, I have grown to realize that what happens on the field doesn’t define the human off of the field. The strengths they build through the bonds they believe in, the foundations they are setting for life after football, even though football is very much the present force in their lives. I can’t preach enough how much of a pleasure it is to be given glimpses at what separates a player from a person.
I guess it’s best review a documentary by asking myself if the “sports” docuseries leaves me informed, educated, and opens my eyes more to the World around me. Does The Home Team: NY Jets tick the boxes for me? Yes. I would take this flight. Is it a destination I prefer to go? Not exactly. More like a business trip. Prime Video if you ever intend on a San Francisco 49ers version of this docuseries and I will purchase a First-Class ticket.
