“Obviously, Liam’s terminology has kind of branched off a little bit, as these things do,” Phillips said. “But John’s going to pick things up really quickly.”
Wolford was in Miami staying in shape. He figured it was only a matter of time before the NFL injury bug had bitten enough quarterbacks to make room for the next chapter in this unlikely journey.
It’s a winding road that began on the Jets practice squad in 2018 and was boosted a year later when he led the Alliance of American Football in touchdown passes as leader of the Arizona Hotshots. Next came the Rams from 2019 to ’22, the Buccaneers in 2023 and the Jaguars last season. Wolford has started five NFL games, all with the Rams, going 2-2 in the regular season and 1-0 in the postseason, although he was injured early on in that 2021 playoff-opening victory at Seattle.
“The system they have from L.A. is great,” Wolford said. “The coaching was great, too. And I have a really close relationship with Kevin, so I have a lot of good reasons to be here.”
Wolford laughed when asked if his new neighbors in Minnesota will find him calling plays while running through a pretend game in his backyard.
“You can’t fake your way through this league, so your level of dedication and attention to detail is vital,” Wolford said. “To be successful in football or life, the quality of every minute of time you spend on something is important.”