Kordell Stewart

“The body of work and the totality of the stuff I did in that city, you can’t throw that away. You can try to because you want to stick to what you want to stick to, and sometimes the traditional ways we want to believe what we want to believe.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart argued that the totality of what he accomplished in Pittsburgh cannot be thrown away.

“It is what it is. God blessed the chance to work in that beautiful city, a very historical football team, a ton of history there. I’m proud of the run I had in that city. I hope those can become proud considering I handle myself at the highest levels and never turned my back on anything other than that foolishness that was talked about. When it came to the organization – my teammates, the game, my coaches, and the fans who appreciated that run – I appreciate you guys, man. If I had to do it again, I promise you I’d do it again. I wouldn’t change nothing.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart expressed pride in his run with the Steelers and appreciation for his teammates, coaches, and fans.

“Some sorry moments, but that’s a part of the game and a part of life. You can’t always stay down there at the bottom of the barrel knowing that the road traveled was one of trying to succeed. As [former Steelers] Coach [Bill] Cowher said, he’s won more games with me than any other quarterback over the course of his career. That’s something to be proud of.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart reflected on the ups and downs of his career and cited Coach Bill Cowher saying he won more games with Stewart than any other quarterback.

“It was a tremendous amount of fun,”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart added that his football career was a tremendous amount of fun despite some difficult moments.

“But the reality is no one has ever done before, and will not ever have to play the game that way – full-time at receiver, become the best quarterback, and then it be talked about in a way we will have to learn how to because that impact on the game has changed the game so much.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart said no one had ever done what he did playing full-time at receiver and then becoming the team's best quarterback.

“It’s appreciated and I think all the work that’s been put in – if I had to do it again, I’d do it again. All the work put in, it was well worth it.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart reflected on his career and said all the work he put in was well worth it.

“You look at the game today. It was everything I did back then. Guys are being drafted No. 1 overall? Where’s my money, Scott? I need my back pay here, you know what I mean? Sarcastically speaking,”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart views himself as a trailblazer whose dual-threat skill set is now coveted by NFL teams.

“People want to segregate it and make it about what I didn’t do as a quarterback,”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart explained that people want to focus on what he didn't do as a quarterback rather than his full body of work.

“That makes me want to go back in time and do it again. Because you weren’t going to move me off my spot of what I believed in and knew what I could do. So, the what ifs don’t stick with me because I did my part.”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart said no one was going to move him off his spot and that the what-ifs don't stick with him because he did his part.

“To have an opportunity to have a story out there to tell I think is what allured this relationship between myself, my team, with NFL Films and Brian Rivera being the director, to the collaboration with HBO and HBO Max. It’s surreal to say the least considering, with storytelling, there’s so many layers,”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart spoke to OutKick about his new HBO and NFL Films documentary that tells the story of how a rumor impacted his career.

“I mean, really? For real bro, that’s how low we went because of the disdained taste that many may have had in their mouths, their minds and their spirits of me being the face of that organization at the quarterback position,”

Kordell Stewart · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-03

Stewart reacted to the rumor being allegedly traced back to a Pittsburgh police officer and questioned why someone would do such a thing.