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quarterback

[kwawr-ter-bak] / ˈkwɔr tərˌbæk /
















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At the time, the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback made nearly quadruple that—per game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

There’s a moment when quarterback Mike Winchell tells his coach he feels cursed.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Denver are top of the AFC West after they scored two touchdowns in the final quarter and sacked Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young with just over a minute left to clinch a 26-21 road win.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy finished his game on Sunday with the best view in football.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

As backup quarterback, his son Mike would be handling the snaps and holding the ball for the placekicker—in this case, Erik Fisher, a placekicker who can hit with deadly accuracy from fifty yards.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

In a city where Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett are playing for the Rams, the leading sacker of high school quarterbacks is defensive end Hudson Manning of Chaminade in West Hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Jackson’s injury creates a fresh opportunity for the agents of cobwebbed quarterbacks looking for a home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

Anyone who has ever played a football videogame or called defenses from their couch has wished their favorite team blitzed opposing quarterbacks more often.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Now one of the junior varsity quarterbacks was leading the team, and Frankie didn’t seem to mind.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau


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