Kurt Warner Biography

Kurt Warner is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, chiefly with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals. He serves Westwood One as a radio analyst. He joined the network in 2014 as a substitute analyst on Monday Night Football games.

Kurt Warner Age

Warner was born on June 22nd, 1971 n Burlington, Iowa. He is 51 years old as of 2022.

Kurt Warner Height

Warner stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 5 inches.

Kurt Warner Parents and Siblings

Warner was born to Gene and Sue Warner. Further, he has a brother named Matt. At the age of 6, his parents divorced. Following the divorce, they went with their mom. His mom remarried but later divorced. A year after their divorce, his father remarried Mimi. They had a son also dubbed Matt. The three formed a close bond.

Kurt Warner Wife

Warner exchanged vows with his wife, Brenda Carney Meoni on October 11th, 1997 at the St. John American Lutheran Church. As of 2022, they celebrated their 25th anniversary. They met in college.

Carney served as a United States Marine Corps corporal. She was let go from the army via a hardship discharge in 1990. When Warner was cut off from the Packers’ training camp in 1994, he obtained a job as a night stock clerk during the night shift at a local Hy-Vee grocery store. Also, he served at Northern Iowa as an assistant coach. During this time, the couple resided in Carney’s parents’ basement in Cedar Falls. Unfortunately, in 1996, her parents were murdered when their Mountain View, Arkansas home was ruined by a tornado. On a side note, Brenda was born on July 17th, 1967, and is 55 years old as of 2022.

Kurt Warner Children

He and his wife have 7 kids in total: 5 biological and 2 from his wife’s previous marriage. They are Elijah Storm, Kade Eugene, Jade Jo, Sienna Rose, and Sierra Rose. Kade was born on September 29th, 1998, and is 24 years old as of 2022. Jada was born on February 17th, 2001, and is 21 years old as of 2022. Elijah was born on November 3rd, 2003, and is 19 years old as of 2022. Sienna and Sierra are twins born on December 19th, 2005, and are 17 years old as of 2022.

Kurt Warner Adopted Kids

Warner has 2 adopted kids, Zachary Taylor and Jessa, who are from his wife’s (Brenda Carney Meoni) previous marriage. Zack was born on April 25th, 1989, and is 33 years old as of 2022. Jessa was born on January 15th, 1992, and is 30 years old as of 2022. Warner and Brenda raised all 7 kids together. Officially, Warner adopted them, Zachary and Jessa, after his marriage to Brenda.

Kurt Warner Blind Kid (Zachary Taylor)

Zachary is blind and sustained brain damage after Brenda’s ex-husband accidentally dropped him while he was younger. After he sustained brain damage on his left side after being dropped by his biological dad, he became blind and his mom was now let go from the army via a hardship discharge in the year 1990.

Kurt Warner Grandkids

Warner and his wife Brenda have grandkids named Nolan Blue and Romy Wilde. Blue was born on January 17th, 2018, and is 4 years old as of 2022. Wilde was born on August 15th, 2018, and is 4 years old as of 2022. Elijah serves as the starting quarterback for the Temple Owls. On the other hand, Kade serves as a wide receiver for the Kansas State Wildcats.

Kurt Warner Daughter’s (Jesse) Wedding

Warner’s daughter, Jesse tied the knot with her husband, Daniel Stanton on April 11, 2015, at Jesse’s parents’ home in Phoenix. They held their ceremony in front of 60 guests. Further, they had a color palette with bright fuchsias, corals, reds, and beautiful dusty eucalyptus and gold accents. Stanton adorned an Ermenegildo Zegna suit and a custom gold tie alongside a matching pocket square. On the hand, Jesse wore ivory and gold Nina Payne heels which she bought online at Anthropologie.

Moreover, she wore an ivory-and-gold Lindee Daniel gown bought at Lovely Bride in Los Angeles. Further, she wore a plume d’or metal headband by Mignonne Handmade and gold drop earrings from Anthropologie. Her bridal bouquet had bougainvillea, garden roses, peonies, anemones, and ranunculus. Stanton’s boutonniere had pink ranunculus and hypericum berries, tied with a gold ribbon. Her sisters adorned tulle skirts made by Fanfaronda and simple white tank tops from Nordstrom. Their family friend, Rusty Maple, officiated the 5:00 p.m. ceremony.

Jesse serves as the Program Director for Treasure House while Stanton supervises shipping and logistics for a fashion designer. Also, he runs the non-profit organization G Road. After being introduced via their parents, he asked her out on a date n downtown Phoenix. Six months later, they moved in together with him proposing after six more months. They held their wedding six months after the proposal.

Kurt Warner Net Worth

Warner has an approximate net worth of $30 million he has earned through his successful career as an analyst and quarterback.

Kurt Warner Salary

Warner received an annual salary spanning $400, 000 which he receives through his work as a radio analyst.

Kurt Warner Education

Warner finished his studies at Regis High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and attended the University of Northern Iowa. During his stint there, he completed his studies, became a graduate, and attained a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. While in high school, Warner served as a quarterback of the school’s Class 3A football team.

Kurt Warner Career

Warner serves Westwood One as a radio analyst. He joined the network in 2014 as a substitute analyst on Monday Night Football games. Further, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, chiefly with the St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals.

1990 to 2001

From 1990 to 1993, he played college football at Northern Iowa but wasn’t named to an NFL roster till 4 years passed. In 1994, the Green Bay Packers signed him but released him before the regular season. Thus he served the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL) for three seasons.

In 1998. he attained his initial NFL roster spot in 1998 with the Rams. First, he served in a backup position until he served as St. Louis’s starter the ensuing season. In his initial season as an NFL starting quarterback, he led The Greatest Show on Turf offense to the Rams’ initial Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXIV. This attained him league and Super Bowl MVP honors. In 2001, he secured his second league MVP award on the way to a Super Bowl XXXVI appearance. Also, he served the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

Deemed the NFL’s greatest undrafted player, he serves as the only undrafted player to be dubbed NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP. Additionally, he is the only undrafted quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. One of three quarterbacks, he won a Super Bowl during his initial season as the primary starter.

2007 to 2018

In 2007, he served as an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Moreover, he serves as the only player inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Arena Football Hall of Fame.

During the 2011 Arena Football League season, he served as an Iowa Barnstormers broadcaster. In May 2010, he served as an inductee of the Arena Football Hall of Fame. Else, he serves as a member of the Iowa Barnstormers Hall of Fame. In 2014, he served the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame as an inductee. Alongside Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, Kenny Easley, Jerry Jones, Jason Taylor, and LaDainian Tomlinson, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017

From 2015 to 2018, he served Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona as a coach. In particular, Kedon Slovis played under Warner prior to his recruiting by the USC Trojans for the 2019 college football season. Since 2019, Warner served as the quarterback’s coach at Brophy College Preparatory. In 2010, he joined NFL Network as an analyst. Regularly, he can be viewed on NFL Total Access. Also, he serves NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football pregame show, Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears in-studio.

In addition, he served the NFL Network’s broadcast of the 2010 Arena Football League playoffs as an analyst. In August 2010, Fox Sports declared that Warner would serve as a color analyst on the network’s NFL broadcast in the 2010 season. Alongside play-by-play announcers, Chris Rose and Chris Myers, he called regional games. On January 27th, 2009, he appeared on the NBC reality program, The Biggest Loser. In the episode “Any Given Fantasy” on Disney’s The Suite Life on Deck, he starred as himself.

To boot, he served as a surprise guest on the last episode of The Jay Leno Show. Additionally, he served as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Paired alongside Anna Trebunskaya, they were eliminated in week 8, the Instant Choreography Week. In 2013, he served a reality series on USA Network, The Moment as a host.

Kurt Warner Super Bowl LVII (2023)

On Sunday, February 12, 2023, Warner served Super Bowl LVII as an analyst on the radio in the U.S. for Westwood One. Mike Golic and Laura Okmin serve as the sideline reporters on the radio in the U.S. for Westwood One. Further, Mike Pereira will serve as the rule analyst for Super Bowl LVII where the kickoff time is 4:30 p.m. MST (UTC-7) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Further, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will serve as the sideline reporters. This will serve as the initial time Super Bowl assignment for Fox’s broadcast team of Greg Olsen and Kevin Burkhardt after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman departed for ABC/ESPN and Monday Night Football. Additionally, it serves as the final game to be covered under the current NFL television contract.

 American Underdog; The Kurt Warner Story/Movie

The film “American Underdog” is a 2021 American biographical sports film about Warner, which follows his journey as an undrafted player as he ascends to securing Super Bowl XXXIV. In this film, Warner himself doesn’t star rather he is played by American actor, Zachary Levi.

Kurt Warner Twitter

Warner is active on his Twitter account with a following that surpasses 629.6K.