When Jarrett Stidham was in middle school, his personal quarterback coach, Kelan Luker, said he threw similarly to Tom Brady.
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At the time, the comparison upset Stidham, who idolized Peyton Manning. But now, the 23-year-old Stidham is preparing to step in for the veteran quarterback after spending his rookie year as a backup, and Luker told WEEI that he thinks his student “went to a perfect situation” when he was drafted in the fourth round (133rd overall) of the 2019 draft.
“For him to play under Tom and go into a system that Tom helped create to watch and learn from, the last time I saw him I was like, ‘He’s growing up,'” Luker said.