quarterback

USC quarterback Jayden Maiava focused during the offseason on trying to be a more vocal leader as he prepares for his third season leading the Trojans’ offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their brother, David, the quarterback picked No. 1 overall by the expansion Houston Texans in 2002, is Bakersfield Christian’s offensive coordinator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Everyone has their own idea of what kind of quarterback fits their offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

When Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield arrived at training camp, he didn’t hide his displeasure with his bosses after offseason contract negotiations failed to land him a new deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

But it was also a fragile plate, one that would last only until fate smiled on some other quarterback rising up out of some other mud puddle.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Those viral videos of NFL quarterbacks with their partners aren’t accidental—they’re part of a targeted league strategy to connect with female fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

His brother, Darren, is head football coach at Bakersfield Christian High, and Derek helped coach the quarterbacks there last season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“With schools who don’t typically have mobile quarterbacks, I always encounter, ‘I have to see the person,’” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Now, though, the 31-year-old Mayfield is in the final season of a contract that pays him $33 million a year, which makes him one of the NFL’s rare middle-class quarterbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

And, generally, people whose lives were going great—NFL quarterbacks, rock stars, famous actors and actresses, genius scientists—generally, they didn’t give up their kids for adoption.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix