The upcoming Netflix documentary on the Florida Gators teams from 2006 – 2009 has received a release date. According to an Instagram post from former Gators linebacker Brandon Siler, the documentary is expected to be released on August 23.
The documentary will be titled “Swamp Kings” and will be a part of the streaming service’s widely popular “Untold” series of documentaries according to the email shared by Siler.
While the documentary will surely discuss the success of the Gators in that time period under head coach Urban Meyer, it will also likely look at the controversy that has followed multiple members of the program. According to a report from the New York Times, 41 members of the Gators 2008 team alone have been arrested at one time or another.
Among members of those Florida teams included tight end Aaron Hernandez who would go into have a successful stint in the NFL before being convicted of murder in 2015 and being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Hernandez would pass away in 2017. Netflix previously covered Hernandez’s career and of the field troubles in a 2020 documentary titled “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez”.
Other members of the Gators teams from 2006 through 2009 include names such as Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Cam Newton, Percy Harvin, Joe Haden, and Riley Cooper among others.
Despite the troubles those Florida teams faced off the field during and after their time in Gainesville, the Gators were still dominant on the gridiron. In their four-year stretch from 2006 through 2009, they would go 49-7 on the field with three 13-1 seasons. They would also win a pair of national championships.
The documentary is set to be released just three days before the beginning of the 2023 college football season on August 26. The Gators will open up their 2023 season on the road against the Utah Utes.