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Re-casting Ted Lasso characters with Kansas City Chiefs

By Matt Conner

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: (L-R) Hannah Waddingham, Jason Sudeikis, and Juno Temple attend Apple's "Ted Lasso" season two premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: (L-R) Hannah Waddingham, Jason Sudeikis, and Juno Temple attend Apple's "Ted Lasso" season two premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Cornerback Marcus Peters #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs in action against the New York Giants during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 19, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – NOVEMBER 19: Cornerback Marcus Peters #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs in action against the New York Giants during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 19, 2017 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images) /

Marcus Peters as Jamie Tartt

This might be the single easiest comparison of all of them on this list.

Jamie Tartt is one of the brightest young talents in the English Premiere League and far and away the best player on a pitiful roster when Ted Lasso first arrives to lead AFC Richmond. The bad thing is that Jamie also knows it and it makes him an insufferable character behind-the-scenes and toxic in the locker room. In the end, the team allows Tartt to leave (although there are myriad plot lines at work here) and it looks as if he will fully blossom elsewhere by season’s end.

It’s very possible that Marcus Peters goes down as a Hall of Fame cornerback by the end of his career, an incredible ballhawk who some term an opportunist, but it’s hard to argue with the results. He has his detractors who will say that two different teams have now traded him for pennies on the dollar, but he’s a three-time Pro Bowler and former defensive ROY with 40 turnovers created in six seasons. (Yeah, that’s forty.)

Peters’ mercurial personality and character concerns made him a divisive presence in Chiefs Kingdom and the team ultimately moved on despite the talent. So yeah, he’s Jamie Tartt.

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