Netflix’s Last Chance U Underdog RJ Stern Discusses Football and What His Future Holds
The talented wide receiver has his eyes on a football career
Netflix’s smash football documentary serial Last Chance U is all about underdogs and the dedicated pursuit of dreams. Now having submitted their fifth season, the show has depicted a number of young players going to great lengths to have college and professional careers, but few have been as memorable as Season 5 wide receiver RJ Stern.
After two different junior colleges in its first four seasons, Last Chance U shifted its focus to Laney College in Oakland this past season. With a veteran coach and a roster of young players struggling to make the grades and plays necessary to get scholarship offers from four-year schools, there were plenty of subjects to follow, but Stern stood out because of his talent and the background he navigated to get there.
Stern, the grandson of famous author Marion Zimmer Bradley (The Mists of Avalon), overcame a complicated family history of abuse and neglect largely because of his affinity and devotion to football.
At 5’11”, he relies on his unsurpassed work ethic and attention to precision and technique to continue getting ahead in the game. Although he was shown often disagreeing with how he…
