quarterback

It’s a difficult calculation for teams, especially because the last couple of years have shown that the costliest financial mistake in all of football is handing out one of those megadeals to the wrong quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“If you’ve waited this long to take care of your franchise quarterback, that’s too bad because it’s only going to get worse from here,” Mayfield said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Back for the Monarchs is dual-threat quarterback Kendra Hansen, who had 25 touchdown passes and 20 touchdown runs as a sophomore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Marshall won 20-0 behind three-year starting quarterback Jaylin Macias, whose departure gives her backup, Diana Sandoval, an opportunity to run coach Shane Gerard’s offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The quarterback called to the referee: “Time out.”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

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

If you like quarterbacks who improvise, Tanner is your guy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

And those legendary quarterbacks were still chasing their sport’s greatest prizes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Could coach Chad Johnson really alternate quarterbacks like he did two years ago with Luke Fahey and Drai Trudeau?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

As Harper no doubt knew, Sing Sing’s Monday morning quarterbacks had decided that he should never have pursued the inmate into the crowded yard.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover