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quarterback

[kwawr-ter-bak] / ˈkwɔr tərˌbæk /
















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“There’s a lot of things that go into playing NFL quarterback and it takes a little bit to figure those things out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Who could image that a freshman quarterback, Paytyn Guess, would put together two drives that required less than two minutes to deliver victory?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The development is installing a wave machine designed by Kelly Slater Wave, and actor Matthew McConaughey, skateboarder Tony Hawk and ex-NFL quarterback Drew Brees are all members there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

It should be noted there’s no sure-thing Andrew Luck in the upcoming quarterback draft class.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

She had traveled for stories a few times in the past—down to Columbus, to investigate state budgeting cuts; up to Ann Arbor, when a former Shaker student had started at quarterback in the Michigan-OSU game.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

They are 0-6 for the first time since 2000, back when Jim Harbaugh was one of their quarterbacks, not their head coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Despite leading the 49ers to the 2013 Super Bowl, and throwing 16 touchdowns in his final season, one of the most talented quarterbacks in the sport never found a new team.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

In fact, since 2000, there have been 50 quarterbacks selected with top-10 draft picks—and only three, including McCarthy, had fewer than 15 starts before they were kicked to the curb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Cardinals can surprise you — just ask the Rams — but Denver does a good job of tamping down opposing quarterbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Smack in the middle of the season, star linebackers and star quarterbacks were suddenly lost to the team because of a grade below 70 in algebra or English or biology.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger


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