Marcus Spears shocked the ‘NFL Live’ crew by showing off his incredible arm

The Jayden Daniels Hail Mary was a hot topic yesterday after the The Washington Commanders’ thrilling last-second victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. The NFL Live The crew discussed the game Monday ahead of the Giants-Steelers game, which Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark were in Pittsburgh to cover for ESPN.

On location and a safe distance from Dan Orlovsky, Spears joked that his retired quarterback colleague couldn’t even throw the ball as far as Daniels did on the winning play the day before.

This elicited a funny look from Orlovsky before admitting that Daniels’ inability to throw that far was the reason he’s on TV now. As everyone laughed, Laura Rutledge tried to refocus the conversation by saying that “not many people can throw that far,” to which Spears can be heard saying, “I can do it.” Orlovsky immediately shot back, “No, that’s not possible.”

A few minutes later, the research team had looked up Orlovsky’s longest career pass on air meters (54) and Spears was challenged to throw the ball the same distance.

Cut to Acrisure Stadium where Spears, having lost his jacket but still in a shirt and tie, stood in the end zone with a football and another ESPN employee standing on the opposite side of the 46-yard line. Spears threw it, his colleague took a half step to the left and caught the ball in the air.

This is a great live television moment. Legitimate shock and joy from Rutledge and Mina Kimes as Orlovsky wandered around NFL Live knowing he had just been owned by a 41 year old retired defenseman in what he did professionally.

What Orlovsky isn’t supposed to know is that Spears was a crazy athlete in high school, where he was an All-State football player on defense and offense, where he played tight end. He was also a basketball recruit who was named Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year in Louisiana.

Here he is in a high school football game, hitting a teammate 50 yards down the field on a trick play.

Marcus Spears is that guy. Never forget that again.