quarterback

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Paci was a backup quarterback for the New York Jets and cuts an imposing figure at 6’4.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The team and the quarterback have been conducting contract talks on a year-to-year basis since 2024, after Stafford delayed his arrival to training camp because of a contract impasse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Same goes for quarterback Justin Herbert, who was drafted in 2020 and is still looking for his inaugural postseason victory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Last year, a top Orlando-area quarterback revealed his move to Edison in a video that showed him traveling to Miami by private plane, where Campbell ushered him into a chauffeured Mercedes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The Cowboys came right back, moving fifty-eight yards in a minute to tie the score, the touchdown coming on a seventeen- yard pass from quarterback Robert Hall to flanker Marcus Grant.

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